When Pearl Valor reflects on the key reasons that led to her and husband Paul breaking away from the reclusive Gloriavale community, one stands out above the rest: “We wanted to give our kids a better life than we had.”…[Continue Reading...]
WARNING: This article deals with sexual abuse of children and may be upsetting to some readers. A Northland man’s sexual offending against children dating back 60 years finally caught up with him after the FBI started investigating the Two by…[Continue Reading...]
08 September 2024: What are cults? How do we known we're in one? How we get out and what happens when one of our loved ones gets mixed up in one? Psychotherapist Beth St Claire, who works with people who…[Continue Reading...]
The number of historical sex charges laid against a Northland man who was part of a secretive sect has tripled since police arrested him last month. The 79-year-old now faces 55 charges relating to six victims who were young boys…[Continue Reading...]
A Kerikeri man facing a raft of historical sex charges involving young boys is expected to enter a plea when he appears in court this month. The 79-year-old was arrested as part of an investigation into accusations of sex offending…[Continue Reading...]
The Jehovah's Witnesses must pay $48,000 in court costs to the Crown for a string of failed cases brought against the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Australasia sought a judicial review…[Continue Reading...]
A Northland man has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged historical sex offending that spanned three decades when he was part of a secretive sect that meets in people's homes. The religious group known as the Two…[Continue Reading...]
A new documentary about a secretive New Zealand "cult" uncovers the openly submissive lifestyle of women in the fundamentalist Christian community. The third documentary in the series reveals how the Gloriavale society, based in Haupiri, in the South Island, imposes…[Continue Reading...]
Is New Zealand a little bit culty? That question will be asked at the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Barcelona, Spain, next month. That may not be how New Zealand likes to see itself on the world stage. Yet…[Continue Reading...]
A secretive sect being probed for historical child sexual abuse is facing venue cancellations for some of its half-year meetings, held from this weekend. The religious group known as the Two by Twos or The Truth is holding 18 events…[Continue Reading...]
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