The leader of a Kenyan cult who allegedly encouraged over 400 followers to starve themselves to death has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, in one of the worst ever cases of cult-related mass deaths. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie appeared in…[Continue Reading...]
Survivors and victim families of Kenya's worst cult-related massacre are hoping for justice as the trial of cult leader Paul Mackenzie begins. Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, stands accused of terrorism, manslaughter and other charges following the deaths of more than…[Continue Reading...]
World Kenya starvation cult leader on trial for manslaughter over deaths of more than 400 followers August 12, 2024 / 6:48 AM EDT / AFP The leader of a Kenyan starvation sect went on trial on Monday for manslaughter over…[Continue Reading...]
The shaman of an Inland Empire religious sect who is accused of sexually assaulting several young girls was charged Friday with forcible rape and more than a half-dozen other felony counts. Ricardo Isaac Flores, 59, of Rialto was arrested Wednesday…[Continue Reading...]
MACON, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An accused DeKalb County cult leader convicted of rape was injured in a prison fight this week. The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) says Eligio Bishop was involved in an altercation at Macon State…[Continue Reading...]
The lack of statutory clarity regarding crimes committed in the propagation of religious extremist ideologies has been identified as one of the many legal gaps that exposed Kenyans who died during the deadly fast in Shakahola Forest to religious extremism…[Continue Reading...]
National Geographic will air the acclaimed series “Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown” on August 14 at 8/7c. The series was the number one show on Hulu after its premiere. Produced by Emmy Award-winning 72 Films, the series tells the…[Continue Reading...]
A Maoist cult leader who committed a string of sex assaults and kept his daughter captive for three decades was found dead in bed in his prison cell, an inquest heard. Aravindan Balakrishnan, 81, called himself Comrade Bala and brainwashed…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country's largest outbreak of COVID-19 infections on Saturday for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offences. Lee Man-hee is…[Continue Reading...]
In a shocking testimony before Shanzu Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. Leah Juma, the seventh prosecution witness in the Shakahola massacre terrorism-related case described the harrowing experience of being compelled to aid in the fasting death of his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The…[Continue Reading...]
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