Tag: Tucson

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

Published June 3, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

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 with Comments 0

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 with Comments 0

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...]