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This file updated 06/09/2026

Note: A Red date indicates material that has been added or updated in the last 7 days.

New Groups

New Articles

Abusive Controlling Relationships

• People view coercive control in relationships as less harmful when the victim is a man (05-15-2026)
• Recognizing coercive control in relationships (05-12-2026)

Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps

• My mom, the cult leader: She told us what to wear, when to pray, how we would have sex. We were prisoners (05-14-2026)

Anti-Vax Movement

• Joe McCarron was brainwashed to believe Covid was a hoax (05-18-2026)

Aum Sect - Shoko Asahara

• Survey: 26% of Tokyo sarin attack survivors still show PTSD symptoms (05-13-2026)
• Japan Aleph Probe March (05-13-2026)

Boko Haram

• Boko Haram militants kill 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post, Chad says (05-27-2026)

Children of God/The Family

• She Didnt Realize She Grew Up in a Cult Until She Saw It on the News (05-21-2026)

Circle, The -- Nathan Chasing Horse

• Actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison in Nevada for sexual assault (05-21-2026)

Clergy Abuse

• Catholic priest found guilty of sexually abusing women under his spiritual care in Texas (06-08-2026)
• Senior Sri Lankan monk arrested for alleged child sex crimes (05-28-2026)
• Meron rabbi arrested after cult watchdog warned of sex abuse in strictly run group (05-27-2026)
• Albany Diocese, abuse survivors reach $148 million settlement (05-14-2026)
• Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island (05-13-2026)

Colonia Dignidad

• Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher (05-14-2026)

Daybell, Chad and Lori Vallow

• Where Are Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Now? Inside Their Lives 6 Years After Murdering Her Children in Doomsday Plot (05-28-2026)

De Ruiter, John

• Crown misconduct led to stayed sexual assault charges against Alberta spiritual leader and wife, court hears (05-21-2026)
• Sexual assault charges against Alberta spiritual leader and wife stayed (05-21-2026)

Etherians

• Where Is Eligio Bishop Now? All About NatureBoy and His Carbon Nation Cult (05-26-2026)

Exclusive Brethren

• Exclusive Brethren sect denies telling members to kill their pets (06-08-2026)

Falun Gong

• Behind the success of Shen Yun show, former Falun Gong followers allege abuse (05-14-2026)

Falwell, Jerry

• Liberty University faces $1.75M lawsuit from Trey Falwell (06-08-2026)

Full Circle

• Andrew Keegan Hits Back at Speculation He Was a Cult Leader: Thats Not at All What It Was (05-28-2026)

General Information

• Who Was Frederick von Mierers? All About the Bring Me the Beauties Cult Leader Who Claimed to Be an Alien (06-08-2026)
• Follower of alleged cult leader is charged with threatening FBI, prosecutors (05-28-2026)
• Psychologists reveal 5 signs your workplace culture has quietly crossed into cult territory and most employees only notice them on the drive home, replaying a meeting they cant quite explain (05-28-2026)
• Man banned from town after religious group slavery raids (05-28-2026)
• Spiritual leader, followers sentenced in Buddhist cult death case (05-28-2026)
• The real cult leader hidden in Rosemarys Baby (05-28-2026)
• Demons, Cult Control and a Babys Death: Inside the Horrifying Case Against Amish Leader Sam Shetler (05-27-2026)
• Police conclude searches at Webb House following cult sex offences (05-27-2026)
• Crewe religious group raided by police investigating allegations of serious sexual offences (05-22-2026)
• Triggering memories of lost freedom sparks anger and belief in bogus conspiracies (05-22-2026)
• Atelie do Centro: How an art school in Brazil turned into a cult in 2016 (05-22-2026)
• Are You in a Cult? (05-18-2026)
• A cult kidnapped Yoko Onos daughter and she didnt see her again for 31 years: We havent a clue where she is (05-18-2026)
• Home Office investigates firm linked to religious sect over immigration visas (05-18-2026)
• Crackdown against MLM fraud: CCS raids 25 locations linked to QNet in Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka (05-18-2026)
• Police reopen investigation into Andrew Tate sex abuse allegations (05-18-2026)
• Leader of cult-like Amish community arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse, forced labor (05-18-2026)
• UPDATE: Court documents describe Boonville Amish retreat official as cult-like; hes facing felony charges (05-18-2026)
• A Rundown of Sex Crime Allegations Against Andrew Tate (05-15-2026)
• Cult activity on university campuses: Kindness or recruitment? (05-14-2026)
• SICK INNITIATIONS ‘Twisted’ story of tantric yoga ‘sex cult’ accused of rape & trafficking that lured young women with ‘enlightenment’ (05-14-2026)
• South Korea’s Kyowon ends multi-level marketing operations in Vietnam (05-14-2026)
• Chilling incest cult with deformed inbred children unable to speak or see (05-13-2026)
• Why conspiracy theories can be so irresistible (05-12-2026)

Global Association of Culture and Peace

• Cult leader Jeong Myeong-seok found to have enjoyed preferential treatment during sentences (05-14-2026)

Global Community Communications Alliance

• Spiritual compound south of GV named in lawsuit; allegations include sex abuse, coercion, forced labor (05-14-2026)

Gloriavale/Neville Cooper

• A Religious Community Cut Off From the World Forced Women Into Submission for Decades Inside New Zealand's Gloriavale Cult (06-08-2026)

Good News International Church, Kenya

• Cult: Father testifies how TV sermon hooked him, death of six children to starvation (05-18-2026)
• Witness in Shakahola case details cult control, destruction of Bibles, and suicide pacts (05-12-2026)

Gothard, Bill

• Inside Culture of Abuse in Duggar Familys IBLP Religious Cult in Resurfaced Clips As Joseph Faces Possibility of Life Behind Bars for Allegedly Molesting Child (05-15-2026)

Hinn, Benny

• Well-known televangelist, famous for prosperity gospel, hit with asset garnishment (05-18-2026)

Jang, David and The Community

• Olivet University Keeps Religious Accreditation (05-15-2026)

Jehovah's Witnesses

• I escaped a CULT I couldnt even pick my own clothes or friends (05-27-2026)
• Pregnant girl (16) can be given treatment despite religious objection to blood transfusion (05-27-2026)
• Spanish court rules Jehovahs Witnesses can be called destructive sect (05-21-2026)
• I was pressured into refusing a blood transfusion aged 11. The Jehovahs Witnesses new policy changes nothing (05-18-2026)
• Jehovahs Witnesses: When faith becomes fatal (05-15-2026)
• Jehovah's Witnesses ease rules on blood transfusions (05-14-2026)
• High Court: Court authorises blood transfusion for 16-year-old pregnant Jehovah’s Witness (05-14-2026)
• Scientology, Jehovahs Witnesses and Shincheonji among alleged high-control charity groups (05-13-2026)

Jesus Army

• Cult leaders should be prosecuted like abusive spouses, say MPs (05-21-2026)

Jones, Alex

• The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones Infowars and turn it into a parody platform (05-21-2026)
• It was constant chaos: ex-Infowars producer on life under Alex Jones (05-18-2026)
• Ex-cameraman dishes on Alex Jones conspiracy machine and manipulation (05-18-2026)
• It was nonsense and lies: Ex-Infowars staffer exposes Alex Joness fake news machine - including staged stunts, drunken antics, and office chaos - in explosive new tell-all (05-18-2026)
• Ex-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: It was nonsense. It was lies (05-15-2026)

Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), Apollo Quiboloy

• Quiboloy rally leader gets jail term for blocking PNP manhunt (05-27-2026)

Lev Tahor

• Ecuador rescues six foreign minors from Jewish sect (06-08-2026)

Manson Family

• The Brief And Tragic Life Of Charles Manson Jr., The Cult Leaders Son Who Killed Himself (05-18-2026)
• The bizarre legal battle for the corpse of Charles Manson (05-18-2026)

Mormon Church

• Ex Mormon bishop in Livermore charged with sexually assaulting boys over decade (06-08-2026)
• From tithing to landlording: Mormon church drops $240M on Boca Raton apartments (05-27-2026)
• NJ Church Leader Molested Teen Boy 50+ Times, Suit Claims (05-22-2026)
• LDS Church sues critical podcaster over Mormon trademark (05-21-2026)
• Top Mormon leader D. Todd Christofferson knew around 2020 that his brother was an alleged child molester (05-14-2026)
• Questions cloud Mormon church handling of suburban congregation's ex-leader accused of abusing minors (05-13-2026)

Neo Nazis

• Germany cracks down on neoNazi networks (06-08-2026)
• Neo Nazi cult leader Commander Butcher gets 15 years for online calls to violence that led to shooting (06-08-2026)
• Neo Nazi leader Thomas Sewell covertly broadcasting hate on Instagram from Melbourne acreage (06-08-2026)
• Victims speak out against neo-Nazi leader who inspired school shooting, planned NYC poison spree (05-28-2026)
• Ontario neo-Nazi Matthew Althorpe sentenced to 20 years in prison (05-14-2026)

Nuwaubians

• Convicted cult leader Dwight York seeks compassionate release citing rare medical condition (05-15-2026)

OneTaste

• Judge blasts lack of remorse from sex cult founder, sentences her to 9 years in prison (05-14-2026)

Osho/Rajneesh

• When the Rajneesh sect moved into Pemberton, it didn't count on the strength of community (05-14-2026)
• Martina Zanggers eight-year life inside the Rajneeshee cult (05-14-2026)

Polygamist Groups

• Notorious cult leader had 20 wives and still controls followers from prison (06-08-2026)
• Where Is Samuel Bateman Now? Everything to Know About the Convicted Cult Leader of Netflixs Trust Me Docuseries (05-15-2026)

Psychics

• Fortunes lost for victims of psychic blessing scam (06-08-2026)
• SICK FIEND TV psychic sexually assaulted two women during clairvoyant sessions as part of twisted initiation (05-14-2026)

QAnon

• Sask. man who harboured Queen of Canada cult has court appearance adjourned (05-15-2026)
• Charges stayed against 'Queen of Canada' cult leader Romana Didulo in Saskatchewan (05-14-2026)

Scientology

• Germany ends decades long surveillance of the Church of Scientology (06-08-2026)
• Scientologys Extremely Online Pivot to Video (06-08-2026)
• Clearwater City Council approves giving street to Church of Scientology to build L Ron Hubbard Hall (06-08-2026)
• Speed run at Seattle Scientology church ends in hate crime arrests (05-28-2026)
• UK Scientology buildings targeted for speed runs as TikTok trend spreads (05-26-2026)
• Hundreds of youths descend on Vancouvers Scientology building as part of speedrunning trend (05-26-2026)
• Facialist to the stars, husband accused of creepy Scientology monitoring and toxic behavior by staff: Worst people Ive ever met (05-18-2026)
• Christopher Mastersons Scientology roots: How his famous familys religion formed a key part in Dannys rape case as star makes career comeback with Malcolm In The Middle reboot (05-18-2026)
• Scientology, Jehovahs Witnesses and Shincheonji among alleged high-control charity groups (05-18-2026)
• Church of Scientology not joining in on regeneration projects around its Clearwater headquarters, locals claim (05-14-2026)
• Jason Lee Responds to Scientology Question, Lawyers Get Involved, Magazine Kills Profile (05-13-2026)

Shinchonji Church, founder Man-Hee Lee

• Shincheonji sect leader probed over allegations of forced party memberships political ties (06-08-2026)
• Scientology, Jehovahs Witnesses and Shincheonji among alleged high-control charity groups (05-18-2026)
• A Christian cult group targeted me on LinkedIn (05-18-2026)
• Investigators again raid Shincheonji sect over alleged collusion with politics (05-15-2026)
• Korea task force raids Geunuhoe over Shincheonji-linked political funds (05-15-2026)
• Prosecutors Raid Shincheonji Over Tax Evasion (05-15-2026)

Synanon

• Dark skies and wireless telegrams meet cult history at this unique Northern California stay (05-26-2026)
• Cesar Chavez’s shocking ties to bloodthirsty cult — and how left-wing hero turned extremist before he died (05-14-2026)

Twelve Tribes/Messianic Communities

• Damascus restaurant causes cult concerns with debate on social media (05-28-2026)
• Cult in new true crime doc has Hyannis ties. What to know about Twelve Tribes. (05-14-2026)
• Inside the Twelve Tribes Religious Group Accused of Exposing Young Children to Severe Corporal Punishment (05-14-2026)

Two by Twos/ Cooneyites

• Former Saskatchewan members of secretive sect speak out on widespread allegations of abuse (05-18-2026)
• Scientology, Jehovahs Witnesses and Shincheonji among alleged high-control charity groups (05-18-2026)
• Irish-based Christian sect ‘protected abusers for decades’ (05-13-2026)

UFO Believers

• Fact Check Team Pentagon releases new UFO files but no evidence of aliens found (06-08-2026)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Groups

• LGBTQ people are leaving Orthodox Judaism behind (05-21-2026)
• Hasidic sect in northern Israel churns out child brides and conceals sex abuse report (05-21-2026)

Unification Church

• Unification Church Raided in Han Hak-ja Embezzlement Probe (05-27-2026)
• Former first ladys sentence increased to four years in prison on appeal (05-21-2026)
• Ex-Unification Church official gets longer prison term during appeal over gifts to former first lady (05-21-2026)
• At least 40 billion secured in Unification Church liquidation (05-21-2026)
• New Empire snaps up controversial churchs Midtown HQ for likely resi project (05-21-2026)
• Special Counsel Probes Police in Unification Church Cover-Up (05-18-2026)
• Moonies Cut Midtown Deal To Unload Longtime HQ To Bentley Zhao (05-18-2026)
• Dissolved But Not Gone: Unification Church Reorganizes in Japan (05-15-2026)
• Shooter of Japan ex-prime minister Abe replies to NHK in written interview (05-14-2026)
• Joint Investigation Headquarters Indicts Unification Church Official on Political Funds Charges (05-14-2026)
• Ex-Unification Church branches closed, followers left adrift (05-14-2026)
• The dissolution of Japan’s ‘cult’ Unification Church (05-14-2026)
• Japan court dissolves Unification Church; Korea branch could face financial strain (05-14-2026)

White Supremacists

• Far-Right Streamer Fuentes Finds Niche Business Model (05-21-2026)

Zizians

• Judge orders competency evaluation for alleged Zizian cult leader (05-14-2026)
• Trans vegan death cult leader loses court bid to get felony case tossed out (05-14-2026)

Zulu Nation

• Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop pioneer, dies aged 68 (05-15-2026)