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🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Scientology and Jehovah's Witnesses among alleged high-control groups

An inquiry in Victoria has revealed disturbing testimonies from survivors about alleged abuses within high-control religious groups including Scientology and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Feb 26 • 19:03 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Sexual harassment occurred with the students! Shocking revelations in the medical report

A medical report has confirmed serious allegations of sexual abuse against two religious leaders in Uttar Pradesh, leading to significant developments in an ongoing POCSO case.

Feb 26 • 06:55 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

'We faced dirty work in front of Avimukteshwaranand', disclosure by the disciples

Disciples have come forward with allegations of sexual exploitation against Swami Avimukteshwaranand and Mukundanand in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Feb 26 • 05:38 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

‘Evidence against Avimukteshwaranand in Pen Drive’, claims Ashutosh Brahmachari

Ashutosh Brahmachari claims to have provided evidence against Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand regarding sexual abuse, stored on a pen drive.

Feb 25 • 13:53 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

What did Avimukteshwaranand say about the allegations of sexual abuse?

Avimukteshwaranand responded to allegations of sexual abuse with a statement addressing the issue.

Feb 25 • 08:23 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

'Sanjana turned into paradise...', the harrowing tale of a Hindu girl saved from beautician sisters

A Hindu girl's distressing experience of being lured into conversion and abuse by beautician sisters in Bhopal has been revealed.

Feb 25 • 07:07 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

What did the victimized minor boys say about Swami Avimukteshwaranand?

The article discusses the serious allegations against Swami Avimukteshwaranand, including POCSO charges, and the police investigation involving statements from minor victims.

Feb 24 • 06:44 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Enticement by a Beautician Led to Rape by Brother, Now Pressure to Convert Religion

In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, a major syndicate of religious conversion and sexual exploitation has been exposed, involving two young women from Chhattisgarh and MP who reported being drugged and raped multiple times while being forced to convert to Islam.

Feb 24 • 05:53 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Sword of arrest hangs over Swami Avimukteshwaranand in sexual abuse case

Swami Avimukteshwaranand faces the threat of arrest following serious sexual abuse allegations, with an FIR lodged against him and police preparing for further investigations.

Feb 24 • 03:31 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Political fight brewing over future of WA's child sex abuse laws

The WA government is facing political pressure to extend new child sex abuse laws to include more than just religious institutions following a controversial High Court ruling.

Feb 24 • 02:46 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

'Religious leader' allegedly controlled lives of youth group, court told

A Venezuelan youth group leader, Cristhian David Diaz Suarez, has been released on bail while facing charges of controlling group members and subjecting them to physical punishment.

Feb 19 • 06:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man is arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing women during religious rituals in SC

A 63-year-old man was arrested in Brazil for allegedly sexually abusing women during religious rituals while posing as a religious leader.

Feb 12 • 15:46 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Suspect of rapes arrested, voodoo priest claims 'blank consciousness' during rituals with victims

A religious leader in Brazil has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing women under the guise of spiritual rituals.

Feb 11 • 21:02 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Bolaños informs the Council of Ministers about the agreement with the Church to compensate victims of abuse

Minister Félix Bolaños reported to the Council of Ministers about the agreement made with the Spanish Episcopal Conference and the Spanish Conference of Religious to compensate victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.

Jan 13 • 12:59 UTC

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