Georgia is reviewing a request by France to extradite a couple linked to a yoga sect movement who are suspects in an investigation into kidnapping, rape, and human trafficking, their lawyer said Wednesday. Romanian-born Mihai and Adina Stoian were arrested…[Continue Reading...]
Over the decades, juries at the imposing crown court in Winchester, Hampshire, have heard all kinds of extraordinary stories. Few can have been quite as strange as the twisty tale of Hongchi Xiao, a Chinese-born banker turned “master” of alternative…[Continue Reading...]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Editor's note: This story contains discussions of sexual assault that some people may find difficult to read. A longtime self-proclaimed spiritual guru has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women. Former members of The Movement Center,…[Continue Reading...]
Several women told KGW that over the past 50 years, they have been sexually abused by J. Michael Shoemaker, leader of The Movement Center. Watch the video news report.[Continue Reading...]
A new lawsuit filed on November 22nd, 2023 by three women alleges a series of abuses by Swami Muktanada including rape, sexual assault, and cultic abuses during the 1970s and 80s. It also alleges followers were required to provide free…[Continue Reading...]
Rajneesh also known as as Osho was an Indian Godman, mystic, and philosopher. He founded the Rajneesh movement. He rejected institutional religions and insisted that spiritual peace cannot be attained by following rituals and traditions. He promoted meditation and encouraged …[Continue Reading...]
A former student of J. Michael Shoemaker’s filed an anonymous lawsuit Tuesday morning against the Movement Center and its founder, accusing him of sexually assaulting her and other students. The Movement Center, which hosts yoga and meditation retreats, is led…[Continue Reading...]
When officials in Newark recently got tricked into establishing a sister-city relationship with the United States of Kailasa — a country that does not actually exist — the largest metropolis in New Jersey became a global laughingstock. But those in the…[Continue Reading...]
Self-proclaimed godman and fugitive Nithyananda’s “United States of Kailasa” has signed a “cultural partnership” with over 30 American cities, a media report has said, days after the city of Newark in the US state of New Jersey said it rescinded…[Continue Reading...]
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — It was early 2021 when Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan said a proclamation request passed across his desk, something that happens by the dozen each and every month. His staff reviewed it, and he signed…[Continue Reading...]
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