Utah doomsday cult leader gets at least 15 years for sodomizing child

Self-proclaimed cult leader Samuel Shaffer pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony sodomy on a child. Shaffer was sentenced in Sanpete County to 15 years to life in prison, reports CBS Salt Lake City affiliate KUTV. Other charges filed against Shaffer in Sanpete County were dismissed, including an additional felony count of sodomy on a child, one... Read More

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Samuel Shaffer

June 14, 2018

Prophet of Utah doomsday cult pleads guilty to child bigamy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A self-styled prophet who helped lead a Utah doomsday cult that believed in polygamy pleaded guilty to sodomy and child bigamy charges in a central Utah courtroom Wednesday. John Coltharp, 34, agreed to the plea deal in Manti, Utah, in exchange for prosecutors dropping kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges.... Read More

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John Coltharp

June 13, 2018

Judge denies bail for NXIVM founder

NEW YORK (AP) — An heiress is being considered a “co-conspirator” in a sensational sex-trafficking case in which the jailed founder of a purported self-help group is accused of branding women, a federal prosecutor said at a hearing Tuesday. Keith Raniere was denied bail as his lawyers sought his release on $10 million bond, using... Read More

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Keith Raniere

June 5, 2018

Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled for a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a limited decision that leaves for another day the larger issue of whether a business can invoke religious objections to refuse service to gay and lesbian people. The justices’ decision Monday turned on... Read More

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Jack Phillips

June 1, 2018

St. Paul archdiocese to pay $210M to clergy abuse victims

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced a $210 million settlement Thursday with 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse as part of its plan for bankruptcy reorganization, making this the second-largest payout in the scandal that rocked the nation’s Roman Catholic Church. Victims’ attorney Jeff Anderson said the money,... Read More

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May 25, 2018

Judge set to order proper meals for Muslim inmates in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge plans to issue an order Friday requiring that an Alaska jail provide suitable meals to Muslim inmates as they break their daily fasts during Ramadan. U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland said at a hearing Thursday that the emergency order generally will resemble a request made by two... Read More

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Muslim

May 22, 2018

Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — An Australian archbishop on Tuesday became the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse and faces a potential two years in prison when he is sentenced next month. Magistrate Robert Stone handed down the verdict against Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson in Newcastle... Read More

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Philip Wilson

May 9, 2018

Secret witness testifies against US pastor in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A witness testifying anonymously against a U.S. pastor accused of spying and terror-related charges in Turkey claimed Monday that the American helped Kurdish militants and aimed to create a Christian Kurdish state, the country’s state-run news agency reported. Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson forcefully rejected the claim in the second session of... Read More

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Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson

May 1, 2018

Man on ‘jihad’ faces sentencing in college student’s murder

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man who says he was on a “jihad” to avenge U.S. policy in the Middle East faces sentencing for killing a New Jersey college student. Ali Muhammad Brown is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday in Newark. Brown has admitted shooting 19-year-old Brendan Tevlin in 2014 as Tevlin sat in... Read More

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Ali Muhammad Brown

May 1, 2018

Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, on Tuesday officially denied charges of sexual abuse spanning decades after his lawyers failed to sway a court to dismiss them. Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic will appear for the first time on Wednesday... Read More

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Catholic Church, George Pell

April 30, 2018

Australia set to rule on whether cardinal stands trial

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will return to an Australian court on Tuesday to learn whether he must stand trial on charges that he sexually abused multiple victims decades ago. Magistrate Belinda Wallington will rule in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on... Read More

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Catholic Church, George Pell

April 20, 2018

California man charged with hate crimes over threats to Jews

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man pleaded not guilty Thursday to hate crimes after prosecutors say he threatened prominent members of the Jewish community and had with a “kill list” that included the names of people in the entertainment industry. Nicholas Rose of Irvine pleaded not guilty to making criminal threats and violating... Read More

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Nicholas Rose

April 17, 2018

US pastor faces terror charges in fraught trial in Turkey

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — An American pastor imprisoned in Turkey is going on trial for alleged terror ties and spying in a case that has increased tensions between Washington and Ankara. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, is facing up to 35 years in prison on charges of “committing crimes on... Read More

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Andrew Craig Brunson, Ismail Cern Halavurt

April 17, 2018

Trial of men accused in Somali immigrant bomb plot nears end

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Attorneys are set to make their closing arguments to jurors deciding the fate of three men accused of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants in Kansas. Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen are charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspiracy... Read More

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Curtis Allen, Gavin Wright, Patrick Stein

Utah doomsday cult leader gets at least 15 years for sodomizing child

Prophet of Utah doomsday cult pleads guilty to child bigamy

Judge denies bail for NXIVM founder

Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake

St. Paul archdiocese to pay $210M to clergy abuse victims

Judge set to order proper meals for Muslim inmates in Alaska

Australian archbishop convicted of child sex abuse cover-up

Secret witness testifies against US pastor in Turkey

Man on ‘jihad’ faces sentencing in college student’s murder

Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges

Australia set to rule on whether cardinal stands trial

California man charged with hate crimes over threats to Jews

US pastor faces terror charges in fraught trial in Turkey

Trial of men accused in Somali immigrant bomb plot nears end

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