Special investigation: Prayed Upon - a real life handmaid's taleAn explosive video documentary series and week-long investigation that delves into the secretive and shocking world of cults.Religious extremism and cults are on the rise. In a post-Covid world cult rescuers are being inundated with calls for help. In this gripping, digital mini-series launching in The Sunday Mail, we lift the lid on the disturbing world of cults and extreme religious groups. Go on the road with our award-winning investigative journalists as they uncover a secretive and controlling cult operating right now across Australia. Plus they reveal the harrowing stories of those who have escaped and their incredible stories of survival. Survivors and legal experts are calling for change to legislation and oversight to put an end to cult leaders preying on the vulnerable.
They were sexually abused, tortured, starved and beaten by a sadistic sex cult, yet advocates say victims face an “deeply unfair and unjust” battle for compensation due to the institution they were abused in. LISTEN TO PRAYED UPON EPISODE 2
A survivor has spoken out on the horrific acts inflicted by the leaders of a vile cult known as Children of God. WATCH THE DOCO
What started as a group for doomsday hippies morphed into a haven for pedophilia where children were exposed to heinous sexual acts. WATCH THE DOCO
The secretive and shocking world of cults is still alive and well across Australia. This explosive video documentary and podcast lifts the lid on the disturbing world. WATCH NOW AND LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
A mysterious Qld cult would have continued to fly under the radar if they didn’t take in a notorious love triangle murderer . Now, the killer is back on the streets. WATCHED PRAYED UPON EP. 1
The cloistered and heavily controlled life of children born or brought into a Queensland cult has been uncovered in a special investigation. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
While the hard line religious cult is shrouded in secrecy, the methods used to recruit new followers are anything but, a former member has revealed.
These are the question you should ask if you think that you or someone you know is being controlled or recruited by a cult.
A secretive cult has amassed a sprawling multimillion-dollar real estate empire, with one prime property in the heart of Sydney worth $3m today. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
This is the bizarre and chilling phone call with the leader of a secretive Christian cult that enforces a set of extreme rules on its followers. READ THE INTERVIEW
Jacob and Lena were married in a union arranged a cult leader, who then bizarrely kicked them out of the cult two days later after emptying their bank account.
Some of what happens inside extremist religious groups – cults – is about personal choice, a lot more is about manipulation and control, writes Kate Kyriacou.
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