A prominent Buddhist monk has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, in the highest-profile case involving a local religious leader. Authorities took 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana into custody on Saturday from a private hospital in…[Continue Reading...]
Police investigating reports of serious offences alleged to have involved members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, have now concluded their searches at Webb House. In March 2026, Cheshire Police were made aware of allegations of serious sexual…[Continue Reading...]
London — Some 500 British police officers conducted raids on facilities linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) group Wednesday morning, arresting ten people on suspicion of various offenses including modern slavery, forced marriage and sexual assault.…[Continue Reading...]
I was born and raised in the FLDS faith. From the time I was a child, my days were structured around religious instruction. I spent at least four hours a day in sermons — in the morning with my family,…[Continue Reading...]
Every Sunday morning and every Wednesday night, members of a religious sect in Saskatchewan meet in private homes to profess their faith in a church with no name. Those outside the religion refer to them as “Two by Twos.” It…[Continue Reading...]
In the aftermath of three sexual abuse convictions, an MLive investigation examined the history of Living Word Church in Midland County and its founder, televangelist Mark T. Barclay. Reporting explored how the initially small church over nearly five decades grew…[Continue Reading...]
OROVILLE, Calif. — A religious cult leader from Oroville was supposed to be sentenced in a Butte County courtroom on Tuesday, but the date was pushed. Sansue Bee Vang was found guilty in February by a jury of eight counts…[Continue Reading...]
As told through the new Netflix documentary, Trust Me: The False Prophet, Sam Bateman operated a polygamist Mormon sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). He took over after the founder, Warren Jeffs, was jailed…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a Black supremacist Egyptian-themed cult is seeking early release from federal prison, claiming in papers filed last month that he suffers from a recurring medical condition that causes parts of his body to swell. Dwight "Malachi" York,…[Continue Reading...]
The American rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa has died aged 67. The musician died in Philadelphia at around 3am local time due to complications from cancer, TMZ reported. The Hip-Hop Alliance, a group headed by musician Kurtis Blow, wrote: “Today,…[Continue Reading...]
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