"Keith Raniere, the leader of an elusive US self-help group, has been arrested by the FBI in Mexico and charged with sex trafficking. Federal prosecutors allege Mr Raniere oversaw a "slave and master" system in his group called Nxivm, where female members were expected to have sex with him and were branded with his initials. He is expected to appear in court on the charges in
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Very interesting book. I have been reading her posts on her blog and lots of interesting new information. Here latest article has news about sexual abuse in a Pema Chodron group
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

This is an article about 'I-got-minism' from Matthew Remski on Facebook "AN INCOMPLETE NOTE ON "I GOT MINE-ISM" AMONGST CULT MEMBERS I'll preface this idea by saying that, in accordance with the clinical research, I do not believe there are strong correlations between prior life experience and the likelihood that a person will join or stay in a cult (or "
Forum: Coercive Persuasion and Undue Influence