Tag: Tucson

‘Cult’ church member molested small boy while his children napped, new victim says

Published June 3, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, child abuse claims, cults, Golden Dawn Tabernacle, sexual abuse, Tucson

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual violence against children. Jonathan Santos sobbed in one of the stalls of a McDonald’s bathroom in Tucson in February. He knew he needed to clock in for work, but he couldn’t stop…[Continue Reading...]

Man charged with child-sex crimes after Star’s investigation of Tucson church

Published April 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal charges, Golden Dawn Tabernacle, Jose Mora, sect, sexual abuse, Tucson

A congregant from the Golden Dawn Tabernacle in Tucson was charged Thursday with five counts of child molestation following an Arizona Daily Star/Lee Enterprises investigation in which he publicly admitted to sexually abusing a child. Jose Mora, 57, was also…[Continue Reading...]

Woman who grew up in Islamic ‘cult’ in Arizona lifts lid on harrowing abuse she endured in sick sect – revealing how leaders ‘broke’ young women with physical punishments to prove their bodies ‘didn’t belong to them’

Published September 10, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Arizona, cults, personal story, survivor story, Tucson

A woman who was raised in an extremist religious 'cult' has lifted a lid on the harrowing 'abuse' that she endured as a child. Tamara MC, 50, revealed that she was taught she 'wasn't worthy of cleanliness,' and forced to…[Continue Reading...]