A Lancaster County jury acquitted a Lancaster man of sexually assaulting his daughter over a five-year period 30 years ago. The jury deliberated about 90 minutes Tuesday before finding, 70, of the 400 block of Poplar Street, not guilty of…[Continue Reading...]
HARRISBURG, PA — A Philadelphia County jury this week found David Balosa, age 62, guilty on all charges related to the sexual abuse of a young child in 1998. Balosa, a former member of a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation, was convicted…[Continue Reading...]
At the Rod of Iron Ministries, couples parade with AK rifles, and their rap-loving leader, Pastor Hyung Jin Sean Moon, wields a gold-plated version, while sporting a crown of bullets. The dedicated congregation are pro-guns and pro-Trump and fiercely opposed…[Continue Reading...]
Picture an Old Older Mennonite girl growing up on an isolated Lancaster County farm, her days devoted to chores and Bible study. She believes her simple lifestyle, grounded in her faith’s emphasis on humility and forgiveness, will bring her closer…[Continue Reading...]
A Reading man will serve up to 46 years in prison amid the Pennsylvania Attorney General‘s investigation into alleged sexual abuse of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation members. Luis Manuel Ayala-Velasquez, 56, was arrested last year after a grand jury investigation where…[Continue Reading...]
In a recent event that has drawn both intrigue and criticism, Pastor Sean Moon, leader of The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church, also known as the Rod of Iron Ministries, hosted the annual Freedom Festival. This gathering, which took…[Continue Reading...]
PHILADELPHIA (October 23, 2023) – The District Attorney’s Special Investigations Unit on Monday announced that it had secured the convictions of a former Philadelphia Police officer and a former Catholic priest in separate prosecutions alleging child sexual abuse and assault.…[Continue Reading...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization is facing scrutiny in Pennsylvania over its handling of alleged widespread child sexual abuse by members. An email sent to some members is offering a glimpse into how the organization is responding to…[Continue Reading...]
Five members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations were charged with child sexual abuse by the Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Friday, following a yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in the religious community. The children were all also members of Jehovah’s…[Continue Reading...]
YORK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse in what some consider the nation’s most comprehensive investigation yet into abuse within the faith.…[Continue Reading...]
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