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HBO Doc Puts Spotlight on Eternal Values and Hoyt Richards’ Millions Lost

The film forces a reexamination of how charismatic wellness figures used glamor to extract money from young models.

HBO’s Bring Me the Beauties Recounts How a 1980s Spiritual Circle Became a Model-Focused Cult

Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Jersey Pastor and Wife on Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor Charges

Côtes-d’Armor Mayor Indicted and Jailed Over Alleged Sect-Like Group and Sexual Offenses

‘Unchosen’ Holds Top Spots on Netflix UK as Reviews Split

Unchosen Breaks Into UK Netflix Top 10 as Fictional Cult Drama Draws Scrutiny

‘Trust Me: The False Prophet’ Becomes a Netflix Hit Reviving Focus on Samuel Bateman

Hannah Murray Alleges 2017 'Wellness' Cult Ordeal Ahead of June Memoir

Netflix’s Trust Me: The False Prophet Examines Sam Bateman’s FLDS Crimes

Netflix Docuseries Puts FLDS ‘Prophet’ Sam Bateman Back Under Scrutiny

French Police Dismantle Alleged 'Lève-toi' Sect in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Netflix Doc Spotlights FLDS Successor Samuel Bateman’s Crimes and 50-Year Sentence

Castellón Court Convicts Five in Vistabella Sexual Abuse Case

Apple TV Sets Three-Part 'Twisted Yoga' Docuseries for March 13 Premiere

Kenya Files New Charges Against Paul Mackenzie Over 52 Kwa Binzaro Deaths

Heaven’s Gate Revisited: Final Farewell Videos Anchor New Retrospectives

Prosecutors Appeal House Arrest of Alleged Sect Leader as Woman at Center Denies Trafficking

Netflix’s ‘Run Away’ Draws Fresh Attention With Clarification of an Off-Screen Mystery

Mexico Opens Criminal Case Against Alleged Lev Tahor Member on Organized Crime, Trafficking Counts

Police Dismantle Alleged Cult in Canary Islands as Leader Is Remanded