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Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway

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PHOENIX — A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona. Someone alerted authorities about the trailer in August 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps … Read more

U.K. police arrest 9 in raids on religious sect over alleged modern slavery, forced marriage, sex offenses

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London — Some 500 British police officers conducted raids on facilities linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) group Wednesday morning, arresting nine people on suspicion of various offenses including modern slavery, forced marriage and sexual assault. Police from across the northwest of England executed warrants at three addresses, including AROPL’s headquarters in … Read more