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Tuesday February 10, 2009
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A South Korean cult leader who told followers to have sex with him to purge their sins was jailed for 10 years on Tuesday.Jeong Myeong-Seok – whose JMS sect stands for both Jesus Morning Star and his initials – was convicted of raping or sexually assaulting four women between 2001 and 2006.
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Tuesday August 12, 2008
Jung Myung Seok:
Notorious cult leader Jung Myung-seok received Tuesday a six year prison sentence for raping and sexually abusing his female followers.
The Seoul Central District Court said in its ruling, “Jung is senile and has no criminal record. But he repeatedly raped and sexually harassed several female followers who had trusted him as the Messiah, inflicting immense mental damage on his victims.”
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Monday February 25, 2008
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Self-proclaimed messiah Jung Myung-Seok has been on the run since 1999 after a South Korean television station aired a program alleging that he raped many women who followed him.
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Thursday February 21, 2008
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According to police, Jung had been on the run in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, China and other countries since 1999 after the Korean media reported allegations that he raped followers and embezzled the religious group¡’s funds. [video]
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Wednesday February 20, 2008
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Jung Myung-seok, 63, leader of the Jesus Morning Star sect, was arrested in China last May after more than six years on the run.
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Wednesday January 2, 2008
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Jung Myung Seok claims he has received special revelations from God. Former cult members, mostly young girls, have told police they were instructed to undress for a “health check” and to have sex with him to wipe out their sins.
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Wednesday May 16, 2007
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A South Korean cult leader, who allegedly raped female followers claiming he was a reincarnated Jesus Christ, has been arrested in China after more than six years on the run, Seoul’s Justice Ministry said Wednesday.
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Chinese public security authorities have arrested the leader of a South Korea-originated cult who is on a wanted list for alleged rape, South Korea’s Justice Ministry said Wednesday.
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Jeong Myeong-seok, 62, who has set up a cult of personality known as JMS after his initials, fled South Korea in 1999, one day after rape allegations against him aired on national television
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Saturday May 12, 2007
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The Chinese public security authorities have detained a man who is believed to be the leader of a South Korea-originated cult and on a wanted list for rape charges, South Korean public security officials said Friday.
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Friday March 9, 2007
Jung Myung Seok:
Providence is a quasi-Christian sect started by Jung in South Korea around 1980. Providence doctrine regards him as a living deity on a par with Jesus Christ, and many members devote their lives to him. Critics and newspaper reports from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US regard the Global Association of Culture and Peace as a front group for Providence recruitment, quoting people who have joined the group only to be trapped and brainwashed.
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Friday January 19, 2007
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A high-ranking member of the Providence cult (known in Japan as Setsuri), wanted by police for violating the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law, is in hiding in Taiwan, law enforcers said Friday.
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Chiba police raided Setsuri cult facilities for the second day Friday, searching the home of the former president of a dissolved printing firm in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on suspicion of abetting an immigrations law violation.
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Thursday January 18, 2007
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Setsuri is the Japanese name for Providence, the Korean cult led by Jung Myung Seok.
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Monday November 13, 2006
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Members of a controversial religious group, led by an international fugitive wanted for numerous instances of alleged rape and sexual assault of female members, recently held an event at UCSD, which included a modeling show featuring young women, singing and videotaped religious messages from the group’s founder — hallmarks of the group’s tactics to recruit new members.
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Wednesday August 16, 2006
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Lawyers attempting to assist past and present members of the South Korean cult Setsuri, or Providence, which has been accused of raping a number of its female members, have outlined the seriousness of the situation.
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Friday August 11, 2006
Jung Myung Seok:
Lawyers helping people leave the South Korean cult "Setsuri," whose founder Chong Myog-sok has been accused of sexually attacking former followers, have filed a criminal complaint against a company president for helping a senior member illegally stay in Japan, it has been learned.
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Thursday August 10, 2006
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CHIBA, Japan, Aug. 10 -(Kyodo)- A lawyer filed a criminal complaint with the police on Thursday against a South Korean woman he says is in charge of the activities in Japan of the South Korean cult Setsuri, or Providence, whose founder allegedly sexually assaulted women members of the group in Japan.
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Wednesday August 9, 2006
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CHIBA, Japan, Aug. 9 --(Kyodo)-- A lawyer representing former followers of the South Korean cult group "Setsuri," or Providence, said Wednesday he will file a criminal complaint with police on Thursday against a South Korean woman he says is in charge of the group's activities in Japan, where many women are suspected of having been sexually assaulted by its founder.
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SEOUL, Aug. 9 -(Kyodo)- The South Korean cult group "Setsuri" has followers among staff members of the Blue House presidential office and other key state organizations, the South Korean weekly Sisa Journal reported Tuesday.
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CHIBA, Japan, Aug. 9 --(Kyodo) -- A senior member of the South Korean cult group "Setsuri," which has drawn several allegations of rape, is suspected of illegally obtaining a resident visa with the help of two Japanese, sources familiar with the matter told Kyodo News on Tuesday.
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Thursday August 3, 2006
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A cult led by a fugitive former Moonie wanted on rape charges coerced more than 300 Japanese members to wed in mass ceremonies modeled on South Korea’s Unification Church, say former cultists.
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Monday July 31, 2006
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Recruiters for a cult headed by a fugitive wanted by Interpol have been targeting elite students at over 50 universities nationwide, sources say.
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The Setsuri (providence) cult has collected at least 100 million yen ($875,000) a year from its members and uses some of the funds to help the group leader flee from police, sources said.
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Sunday July 30, 2006
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Churches, lawyers and families are planning to take action against an expanding cult led by a former Moonie who is on Interpol's international wanted list for sexually abusing female followers.
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