A Cooper County judge denied bond for the leader of a “cult-like” Amish community after new charges, including manslaughter, were filed against him this week. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, appeared Tuesday in front of Judge Keith Bail after the…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community will make his first appearance in court Tuesday, one day after seven new charges were filed, including manslaughter in the 2025 death of an infant. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, will appear in…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of an Amish retreat in Boonville for those in the Amish and Mennonite community has pleaded not guilty to sodomy/attempted sodomy and two counts of trafficking for the purpose of slavery. The Cooper County Sheriff’s office confirms this…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of an Amish community in Cooper County was arrested on Wednesday over claims of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat. Cooper County Sheriff Chris Class said Sam Shetler, 42, was arrested after a search warrant…[Continue Reading...]
On August 30, a Michigan jury convicted James Randolph, a former pastor at Living Word Church and son-in-law to televangelist Mark Barclay, after a week-long trial. Randolph worked as the head of youth ministries and is the second of three…[Continue Reading...]
LEXINGTON, Mo. — From the Los Angeles Times, to Newsweek, even Christianity Today is writing about a Christian college system embroiled in controversy from coast to coast. And now that system is expanding in the Show Me State, raising concerns…[Continue Reading...]
In a federal lawsuit filed by 11 individuals, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and its Bishop Edward Rice in his official capacity are accused of enabling and concealing sexual abuse of minors by employees that took place over…[Continue Reading...]
A Utah woman is accused of kidnapping her then-4-year-old daughter in January 2023 and evading law enforcement for 18 months, with help from her adult sons, before she was finally caught. At the time when Kimberly Dell Davidson-Drolet, 53, allegedly…[Continue Reading...]
A Utah woman was charged with kidnapping and conspiracy after she allegedly abducted her daughter and joined a cult in Missouri. Kimberly Dell Davidson-Drolet, 53, allegedly planned the kidnapping for 14 months, according to newly released Utah federal court filings.…[Continue Reading...]
A mom is accused of kidnapping and taking a toddler from Utah to a religious compound in Missouri, federal prosecutors say. Three other people were also arrested in connection to the case. Kimberly Dell Davidson-Drolet, 53, kidnapped her non-custodial 4-year-old…[Continue Reading...]
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