Donations for a documentary on Australasia's first cult awareness conference in Christchurch this year have reached more than half of the directors’ target in just two days. Christchurch film-makers Robyn Jordaan and Caleb MacDonald are crowdfunding to create a documentary…[Continue Reading...]
A New Zealand woman who as a child was sexually abused by a member of a secretive sect under investigation by the FBI says the religious group's leaders spent three years trying to get the man to admit guilt before…[Continue Reading...]
Former members of a secretive sect under investigation by the FBI for historical child sexual abuse warn it is a highly controlling and insular group with many unwritten rules. The religious group has about 2500 members and 60 ministers in…[Continue Reading...]
This story discusses details of sexual abuse. A victim advocate says police are investigating multiple reports of historical child sexual abuse within a secretive house-church that has operated in New Zealand for over a century and is being investigated by…[Continue Reading...]
That’s according to the a first-of-its-kind test of public opinion curated by Talbot Mills, which asked people what should happen to the controversial West Coast commune. There have been allegations of sexual abuse, physical abuse, labour exploitation and more recently,…[Continue Reading...]
After years of allegations of forced labour, slavery, and sexual and physical abuse, the future of Gloriavale is being considered by its former residents. The Gloriavale Leavers' Trust has released a discussion document, where it asks what needs to happen…[Continue Reading...]
A leading journalist on cults doubts Gloriavale can be reformed and says it needs to be closed down. Anke Richter has been researching cults for more than a decade and is the author of Cult Trip: Inside the world of…[Continue Reading...]
There’s long been a national fascination with cults, making them fertile ground for books and documentaries. Gloversville native Susan Ashline knows this well. The Emmy-nominated journalist extensively covered the Utica-area Word of Life Christian Church cult in her 2019 book…[Continue Reading...]
When Theo Pratt saw her sister in India’s Gloriavale outpost last year, she was horrified. “She was just like a shell of the person I remembered as my sister. I was very taken aback, I didn’t expect it to be…[Continue Reading...]
It takes immense bravery to leave the confines of an insular, tightly knit community like Gloriavale. Especially when it’s the only life you’ve ever known and you’ve been told since birth that the community is your sanctuary from an outside…[Continue Reading...]
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