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'Abducted In Plain Sight' Director Is Working On A Sequel About Faith And Brainwashing
"Abducted in Plain Sight" is by far one of the most bizarre and horrifying true crime documentaries currently available on Netflix. The first film told the story of Robert "B" Berchtold, a serial sexual abuser who manipulated an entire family for...
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'Abducted In Plain Sight' Director Is Working On A Sequel About Faith And Brainwashing
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‘House of Horrors’ couple plead guilty to torture and abuse
‘House of Horrors’ couple plead guilty to torture and abuse
#MeToo catches up with spiritual healers: the case of Brazil's John of God
Brazil's John of God is a "spiritual healer" who performs surgeries without anaesthesia. Millions have experienced his unique healing methods, but now hundreds of women say he sexually abused them.
R. Kelly Charged With Sexual Abuse in Chicago, Reports Say
The singer, who has been trailed by accusations of misconduct for two decades, faced renewed scrutiny after the January broadcast of the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly.” He has denied the claims.
ADO football fans spread anti-semitic graffiti around Amsterdam
Supporters of The Hague football club ADO Den Haag are said to be behind a trail of anti-semitic graffiti in...
Seagrams heiress Clare Bronfman foots the bill for Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere, other co-defendants
The cult that brands, burns and tortures together, stays together. At least financially. Seagrams heiress Clare Bronfman is footing the bill for lawyers representing her five co-defendants, accused…
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With Victims Converging Outside Vatican’s Walls, Francis Opens Meeting on Clerical Sexual Abuse
Addressing 190 bishops and Roman Catholic Church leaders from around the world, Francis said the faithful were owed “concrete and effective measures.”
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Pope Opens Meeting on Clerical Sex Abuse Under Great Pressure From Victims for Change
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Fabien Clain: From rapper to ‘French voice of the Islamic State group’
Fabien Clain, who was killed in an air strike in Syria, according to French media, was the most senior Frenchman in the Islamic State (IS) group, best known for an audio recording in which he claimed responsibility for the Nov. 2015 Paris attacks.
En Thaïlande, front uni d'une secte bouddhiste controversée
Des milliers de fidèles d'une puissante secte bouddhiste de Thaïlande, dont le meneur est en fuite pour échapper à une arrestation pour malversations financières, ont affiché mardi soir leur
Pope labels critics of the Catholic Church 'friends of the devil'
Abuse victims have hit out at comments made by the Pope after he labelled the church's critics friends of the devil.
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Pope Francis's comments linking church critics to the devil criticised by abuse victims
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Theodore Isaac Rubin Is Dead at 95; Popularized Psychotherapy
Dr. Rubin was a public face of psychotherapy and a prolific author. One of his novels was the basis of the 1962 movie “David and Lisa.”
How one SoCal preschool started a national hysteria over false child abuse crimes
Patt Morrison talks about the McMartin preschool case with Richard Beck, author of “We Believe the Children: A Moral Panic in the 1980s.”
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How one Southern California preschool started a national hysteria over false child abuse crimes
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Growing Number Of Black Women Leaving Churches For Witchcraft
A growing number of black women in Maryland are leaving traditional churches for witchcraft. It's a trend that's more than spells and rituals.
Cult Deprogramming vs. Strategic Interactive Approach
What is Deprogramming?
When most people begin to search for ways to release friends or relatives from cults, they know little or nothing about mind control, the characteristics of destructive cults, or how or where to begin. Some may think the...
Leaving A White Nationalist Cult of Hate: Helping and Serving Others with Love
An interview with an EX Neo-Nazi that educates others and promotes love instead of hate.
Lawsuit implicates brothers from Utah polygamous sect in airline conspiracy utilizing Turkey’s attempted coup; Robert Mueller is mentioned, too
After an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the president of Turkey in 2016, associates of two brothers from a Utah polygamous sect, who are now under indictment, started a media campaign to force the sale of an airline, according to a new federal...
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Lawsuit implicates brothers from Utah polygamous sect in airline conspiracy utilizing Turkey’s attempted coup; Robert Mueller is mentioned, too
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Church Leader Coerced Women Into Labor for Fraud Scheme: DOJ
A federal jury in Chicago convicted the founder of a Pennsylvania ministry of forcing church members to work multiple jobs while pocketing their wages and directing them to defraud hotels as part of a lucrative...
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Pennsylvania: Church Leader Coerced Women Into Forced Labor That Aided Fraud Scheme: DOJ
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Teenagers Say Depression and Anxiety Are Major Issues Among Their Peers
A Pew Research Center survey found that teenagers across all demographic groups grapple with mental health issues.
B.C. pastor fined for $450K fraud over real estate investments | CBC News
A B.C. Securities Commission panel fined a B.C. pastor, his son and a third man for real estate fraud.
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B.C. pastor, son fined for $450K fraud over real estate investments
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