I escaped a cult and became a female breadwinner after starting on Upwork. Freelancing changed my life.
Using money she saved from freelancing on Upwork, Julia McCoy bought a car and escaped her cult in the middle of the night in 2012.
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How cults actually work, according to a former member of Nxivm
Sarah Edmondson is a former member and whistleblower of Nxivm, a cult disguised as a self-help organization run by Keith Raniere.
Feds bust leader of neo-Nazi cult who used Discord and Telegram to groom and exploit children
The leader of a a racist pedophile cult was arrested Friday for possession of child sexual abuse material after grooming victims on Discord and Telegram, per court records.
Where are Twin Flames Universe leaders Jeff and Shaleia Ayan now?
Twin Flames Universe founders Jeff and Shaleia Ayan live in Michigan. In Netflix's "Escaping Twin Flames," former members say TFU is a cult.
'One Tree Hill' star Bethany Joy Lenz says her costars tried to 'rescue' her from a spiritually abusive cult with a 'sociopathic' leader
The actor compared the unnamed group to Scientology and NXIVM and said it caused her to give up opportunities at the height of her career.
QAnon Shaman, who pleaded guilty and made a heartfelt apology in Jan. 6 case, has changed his mind and wants his plea reversed
The infamous QAnon Shaman, who became symbolic of the January 6 Capitol riot, regrets his guilty plea and wants it reversed, the BBC reported.
Former members of an 'orgasm cult' alleged they were told to have sex with prospective clients. An investigator says a federal human-trafficking law could have been violated.
Federal prosecutors indicted two leaders of OneTaste. But former members of the 'orgasm cult' have not sought any legal recourse.
The leader of a starvation cult is still eating food, but 318 of his followers have died, and 64 are on hunger strike, report says
Surviving members of Paul Nthenge Mackenzie's starvation cult in Kenya are to undergo psychiatric evaluations after prolonged hunger strikes.
21 bodies found in investigation of cult whose followers starved themselves to death to 'meet Jesus'
Kenyan leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge of the Good News International Church is accused of encouraging followers to starve themselves to "meet Jesus."
Sam Bateman, polygamous cult leader accused of kidnapping his child brides from state care, appears in court on new charges
Sam Bateman, who runs splinter sect of the FLDS, pleaded not guilty to new charges related to the kidnapping of little girls from Arizona state care.
How 8 girls in Arizona protective care ended up back with a polygamous cult over 1,000 miles away
An FBI affidavit details what transpired in the four days between when girls from Samuel Bateman's FLDS cult fled state care and when they were found.
Cult 'prophet' Samuel Bateman was 'disgusted' over his child bride's bedwetting, the FBI says
Samuel Bateman demanded that a man hand over his youngest daughter to be his child bride and then complained when the girl wet the bed, the FBI says.
Ardent followers of QAnon are pouring into the streets in Japan. Behind them is Ichibei Okamoto — a Trump-loving YouTuber pushing baseless conspiracy theories to thousands.
In the 18 months since he started posting conspiracy theory videos, Okamoto has become one of the most visible QAnon supporters in Japan.
Nick Cannon addresses 'bizarre' allegations that the mothers of his kids are in a 'cult'
Nick Cannon responded to cult allegations surrounding the mothers of his children on a recent episode of "The Hottee Talkshow Podcast."
An 85-year-old cult leader forced teens to have sex with him. Now the women are telling their stories.
The new Netflix documentary series "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey," features interviews with women forced into marriage by the leaders of a Mormon cult.
Police arrested a self-proclaimed 'holy man' whose followers ate his feces and drank his urine in hopes of being cured of illnesses
Followers of Thawee lived in his jungle dwelling, and were consuming his excrement and other bodily fluids thinking it would cure them of disease.
Son of cult leader Warren Jeffs describes life on a Texas ranch where he had to call 15-year-old girls 'mom'
Wendell Jeffson spoke with Insider about his childhood in the polygamist cult ahead of the premiere of a Peacock series about his infamous father.
Congressman says he got advice from cult deprogrammers on how to deal with his extremist colleagues
Rep. Jamie Raskin said that you "have to be very emphatic about what the truth is and what facts are versus what is just derangement."
Newly unearthed footage shows Clarence Thomas's wife Ginni Thomas discussing her spiritual struggles after leaving a cult
Thomas was a member of the self-help group Lifespring in the 1980s. The group was known to employ cult-like tactics to keep members involved.
The leaders of extremist Jewish group Lev Tahor were sentenced to 12 years in prison for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl for an illegal marriage
Nachman Helbrans had plotted to kidnap the girl again while he was still in jail ahead of his kidnapping trial.