A defense attorney for Jeong Myeong-seok, the convicted leader of the Christian Gospel Mission cult — better known as JMS — has been indicted for leaking an audio recording that captured Jeong sexually assaulting his female followers. The Daejeon District…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL — South Korea's liberal-led legislature on Thursday overwhelmingly passed bills to launch special investigations into former president Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law and into criminal allegations about his wife Kim Keon Hee, targeting the ousted conservative…[Continue Reading...]
Prosecutors reportedly seized a Chanel box believed to be part of a lobbying attempt targeting former first lady Kim Keon Hee, intensifying a growing investigation into allegations of illicit gift-giving and influence-peddling involving close aides and religious figures. The Seoul…[Continue Reading...]
A religious leader has been barred from leaving the country on suspicion of bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee with luxury gifts. Prosecutors investigating allegations that Jeon Seong-bae — a shamanic figure linked to allegations of political peddling by…[Continue Reading...]
Prosecutors investigating influence-peddling allegations involving shaman Jeon Seong-bae, also known as “Geon Jin,” are zeroing in on a close aide to ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office's virtual asset crime task force unit recently questioned…[Continue Reading...]
A shaman in her 70s who brutally killed her niece by burning the younger woman when she tried to stop working for her aunt has been indicted on murder charges. The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday it indicted four…[Continue Reading...]
SHINCHEONJI – On the 16th of May, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Shincheonji Church of Jesus) hosted a worldwide seminar. Chairman Lee Man-hee spoke about the prophecies and fulfillment of the entire book…[Continue Reading...]
The prosecution, investigating the suspicion of the 'Gunjin Beomsa Gate,' conducted an emergency search and seizure of the luxury company Chanel Korea. This is to find the whereabouts of a Chanel bag that a former senior official of the Unification…[Continue Reading...]
The existence at Expo of the carbonated barley drink, whose parent company is almost wholly owned by the Church, caused an online backlash. A notorious South Korean drink made a brief appearance at Osaka Expo. I say “brief” because the…[Continue Reading...]
South Korean police say Huh Kyung-young used his status as a spiritual leader to sexually exploit followers and embezzle millions to fund political activities. South Korean police have requested an arrest warrant for Huh Kyung-young, a controversial cult leader and…[Continue Reading...]
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