Spanish police arrested five people running a group that charged hefty sums for rituals involving animal sacrifice and illicit drugs. The cult leader was jailed after followers required psychiatric treatment. Spanish National Police dismantled a group in the Canary Islands…[Continue Reading...]
Police investigating allegations that the Unification Church provided money and valuables to politicians summoned and questioned a key figure who managed the sect's funds for about 10 hours. Police were said to have focused on how the funds mobilized for…[Continue Reading...]
In 1915, a large mansion was built in Denver by a steel mill executive, but a few decades later, it was sold to a group that many consider a cult. The mansion, which sits at 975 East 7th Avenue in…[Continue Reading...]
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has agreed on the need to introduce an independent counsel to investigate allegations that the Unification Church lobbied and bribed politicians to influence policymaking processes. This is a welcome development. The ruling party…[Continue Reading...]
Lindsay Allan is a legal scholar studying the state’s duty to protect victims of sexual abuse in cults. Her work examines how governments gain knowledge of systematic harm yet fail to act, especially in patriarchal religious systems, focusing on grooming,…[Continue Reading...]
The Sokoto State Police Command has recorded decisive breakthroughs in its sustained crackdown on crime, with the arrest of the leader of the notorious “Sai Malam” cult group and the exposure of a rape and abduction syndicate that preyed on…[Continue Reading...]
The Benton Harbor commune known as the Israelite House of David is a fascinating chapter in American religious and cultural history, blending spiritual ambition with public spectacle. Founded in 1903, the community grew out of a religious movement that began…[Continue Reading...]
CARSON CITY, Mich. — Growing up in Carson City, Peter Michelsen said he loved his childhood. “Good memories from my childhood, like the park that we're sitting in, we came down here a lot to play in it. We grew…[Continue Reading...]
The Tokyo High Court has ordered a religious group widely known as the Unification Church to pay damages in a case involving a former follower who made large donations to the group. The court ruled that the group's solicitation of…[Continue Reading...]
The Fijian government "cannot interfere with investigations" in relation to allegations against an infamous Korean religious sect, which continues to expand if business footprint in the island nation, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says. This week, the international investigative journalism non-profit,…[Continue Reading...]
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