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Wednesday May 25, 2005

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Alleged cult member arrested, another to be returned

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Police have arrested the last person named so far in warrants accusing them of being part of a cult which had sex with children and animals, but a dozen or more additional people could be involved, authorities say.
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Tuesday May 24, 2005

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Warrant issued for 9th cult suspect

Trish Pierson wanted in connection with alleged Ponchatoula sex ring
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Sunday May 22, 2005

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Probe ongoing in alleged ‘cult’ sexual abuse

PONCHATOULA -- Authorities gathered new evidence from the home of a former pastor accused of leading a church group in "cultlike" rituals involving the sexual abuse of children and animals.
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Allegations pour salt in family’s wounds

HAMMOND -- As a boy, family members recalled, Louis David Lamonica never cursed or smoked. He was called to serve the Lord, said his sister Liz Lamonica Roberts on Friday, and he wanted to be a preacher just like his daddy.
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Saturday May 21, 2005

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Former Hosanna members talk about church

The sex-cult scandal at Hosanna Church in Ponchatoula is believed to have started when there were no legitimate church members left, two former church members said.
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Tangipahoa sheriff alleges devil worship in child rape, animal sex case

More arrested in cult case
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Friday May 20, 2005

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Arrests grow to eight in suspected church sex abuse ring

PONCHATOULA, La. - Police have now arrested eight people suspected of involvement in the alleged sexual abuse of children and animals by a group of church members described by authorities as "cult-like."
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Thursday May 19, 2005

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Four members of ‘cult-like’ church charged with abusing children, authorities say

PONCHATOULA, La. (AP) — Within the walls of Hosanna Church in this southeastern Louisiana town, children, dogs and cats were sexually abused by a minister and his "cult-like" group of members, authorities alleged.
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Ponchatoula church cult cited in child rape, animal sex case

HAMMOND -- Authorities arrested a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputy and a self-proclaimed minister Tuesday as part of a six-week investigation into the alleged cult-like practices of a Ponchatoula church that included having sex with children and animals, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Wednesday.
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