For years Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission — which calls itself Roman Catholic but is not recognized by the church — has been mired in controversy over allegations that it uses coercive tactics to recruit members and misrepresents church teachings.

Love Holy Trinity is a religous group with a mission: one that lured Ashley Fahey away from a college scholarship and her Iowa family, to become a sister with the mission.

It's a relentless fight to expose a cult-like religious group. Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission is accused of brainwashing hundreds of Iowans. One Iowa woman is on a mission of her own...to bring the group down.

More legal pressure mounts against a cult-like group that's believed to have preyed on hundreds of Iowans. Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission has hundreds of faithful followers in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. But opponents criticize the group's secretiveness and the fact that many members disconnect from their families. On Friday, the group went back to court in Chicago to face zoning violations. People with loved ones in the group say it's a step toward bringing the Mission down.

There are new details in our investigation into a controversial religious group called Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission. Many call it a cult because members, including hundreds of Iowans, aren't allowed to have contact with their families. We've been following this story for months. And, now we've followed the story to Chicago where the headquarters of Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission is now shut down.

CHICAGO - Francis Cardinal George has suspended a pastor of a controversial mission group in Chicago, NBC5 reported on Friday. The Rev. Len Kruzel is the pastor of the Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission, which is based in Chicago. Kruzel has repeatedly ignored Cardinal George's request to lead the group. The mission has ties to several other states, NBC5's Mary Ann Ahern reported. It began as a prayer group, but in recent years members have cut off all ties to those outside of the group, including their own families.

2 buildings in chicago owned by the group violate city ordinances, officials say

There are new developments over the controversy surrounding a religious group called "Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission." The group, based in Chicago, is accused of preying on hundreds of people, including many Iowans. Many call the group a cult because of its secretiveness and how members are encouraged to disconnect from their families.

(Dubuque – KCRG) -- Nearly nine weeks ago, 19-year-old Ashley Fahey left her family in Dubuque. They say she wanted to become a sister in the religious group - Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission. But now her family members are reaching out in new ways to get her back.

Two former members of a highly controversial religious group talk exclusively with Iowa's News Channel about why they left the group. Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission has been around for more than a decade in Iowa and has hundreds of faithful followers.

(Cedar Rapids - KCRG) --The father of a McGregor teen involved in a controversial group is speaking out tonight. 19-year-old Ashley Fahey dropped plans for college this summer and moved to Chicago to become a Sister with the Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission.

Many people have never heard of Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission, and that's not surprising. Even though it's been around for more than ten years and has more than one hundred faithful followers in Iowa ..it is very secretive. It is also very controversial.

(Cedar Rapids – KCRG) -- A secretive religious group finally makes a statement to the media. This comes after several archdioceses including the one in Dubuque released statements saying the Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission group has cult-like tendencies.

(Cedar Rapids – KCRG) -- A community offers support to those impacted by a controversial religious group.

(Cedar Rapids – KCRG) --We recently told you about the Archdiocese of Dubuque's warning to Catholics about a Chicago-based religious group.