Legal Issues
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GwenLa Luz del Mundo Leader Naasón Joaquín García Detained on Alleged Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse Charges
La Luz del Mundo, a megachurch based in Mexico with a presence in approximately 50 countries, has been the subject of criminal proceedings against its leader in the...
FLDS Teens Lobby Lawmakers for Housing and Support After Leaving Polygamous Enclaves
Teens who left the Fundamentalist LDS Church’s polygamous communities in Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, gathered at the Utah state Capitol to advocate for government assistance. Many...
Christian School Near Tri-Cities Ordered Closed; Owner Faces Sex Abuse Lawsuit
A Christian school near the Tri-Cities area has been permanently closed following allegations of misconduct. The Master’s Ranch West, located near Prescott, was ordered shut down by a...
Christian academy teacher in Loganville, Georgia, accused of grooming teen softball player despite mother’s intervention, police say
A teacher and softball coach at Loganville Christian Academy in metro Atlanta, Katie Elizabeth McDevitt, 28, was arrested on October 15 and charged with felony grooming of a...
Dodgy Group TAPAC Aims to Consecrate Duncan Williams as Archbishop
The controversy surrounding the consecration of Nicholas Duncan-Williams as Archbishop of TAPAC Churches Worldwide has intensified, with accusations of questionable legitimacy and transparency. Duncan-Williams, the leader of the...
A 5th-Generation FLDS Member Describes Life in a Polygamist Cult and Escape
Alyssa Bistline, a 21-year-old who was raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), shared her experience of escaping a polygamous community in...
Federal indictment alleges FLDS Church members used food stamps for illegal benefits and financial gain
Eleven members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) were arrested on charges of food stamp fraud and money laundering. Federal investigators allege...
Lawsuit Over Abuse Settlement Sparks Media Attention at Ottawa Calvin Christian Reformed Church (Ottawa, Canada)
When a lawsuit was filed to recoup costs incurred in a settlement with an abuse survivor, it resulted in a media storm that engulfed Calvin Christian Reformed Church...
Former Houma Christian Coach Terminated for Reasons Unrelated to Sexual Assault Charges (Houma, Louisiana)
Former Houma Christian coach Zachariah Trujillo, 25, was recently arrested on five counts of Second Degree Rape involving a student he had coached. The charges stem from alleged...
