ACatholic priest from Nigeria has been found guilty by a Texas court of sexually abusing several women under his spiritual care, a felony crime in that state. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a priest of the Diocese of Uyo, Nigeria, had been…[Continue Reading...]
BANGKOK, May 20: One of Thailand's best-known faith healers has been arrested on rape and child sexual abuse charges, police said Wednesday, as investigators urged other potential victims to come forward. Buddhist-majority Thailand is a deeply superstitious country, where many…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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