DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The leader of an alleged cult accused of rape learned his fate Friday afternoon. A jury found Eligio Bishop guilty on all counts, including rape, false imprisonment, and charges related to revenge porn. Bishop, who also…[Continue Reading...]
ATLANTA (Court TV) — Accused polygamist cult leader Eligio Bishop and his followers used social media to promote their holistic lifestyle and teachings. When clicks were low, they got creative, Bishop and his followers said. Some video posts and livestreams…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A jury will continue deliberating the case of an accused cult leader on Friday morning. They began deliberating Eligio Bishop’s case Thursday evening after attorneys presented closing arguments. Bishop is known as Nature Boy online. Investigators…[Continue Reading...]
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An alleged cult leader left a DeKalb County courtroom on Thursday so he could finish his trial from jail due to COVID-19 concerns. Eligio Bishop is accused of raping one of his followers. During…[Continue Reading...]
The trial of Eligio Bishop, suspected leader of what prosecutors label an abuse-ridden cult known as Carbon Nation, is reaching its climax in DeKalb County, with the prosecution wrapping up its case. Bearing witness to the gravity of the accusations,…[Continue Reading...]
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The trial for an accused cult leader in DeKalb County will recess until Thursday morning because a courtroom official tested positive for COVID-19. Eligio Bishop is accused of raping a female follower and posting…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - After three full days of testimony, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office rested its case Monday night in the rape trial of an accused cult leader. Prosecutors accused Eligio Bishop of assaulting a woman who tried…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — Testimony is underway in the trial of a man accused of heading up a polygamist cult. Eligio Bishop faces charges of rape, false imprisonment, and sending sexually explicit electronic transmissions without consent. Bishop, 41,…[Continue Reading...]
The DeKalb County courtroom drama escalated as Rick Allen Ross, a recognized authority on cults, labeled Eligio Bishop a "destructive authoritarian leader" during the rape trial of the accused cult head. According to testimony highlighted by FOX 5 Atlanta, Ross,…[Continue Reading...]
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