Monday, December 10, 2018

Colorado Police Investigating Alleged Sexual Assaults Against Buddhist Leader Sakyong Mipham

"Authorities in Colorado have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault against prominent Buddhist leader Sakyong Mipham and members of his organization, Shambhala International, ThinkProgress has learned.



The probe by the Larimer County, Colorado, Sheriff’s Office was confirmed by four sources who have spoken to investigators and supported by emails obtained by ThinkProgress.

The investigation, which has not been previously reported, comes after a series of reports published by the advocacy group Buddhist Project Sunshine accused Mipham of sexual assault and child sex abuse — allegations Mipham and Shambhala International vehemently deny.

Shambhala International denied that it or its staff are the subjects of a criminal probe. “At this time, it is our understanding that there is no open criminal investigation in Larimer County,” the organization told ThinkProgress in a statement.

The statement echoes denials given to ThinkProgress in August after earlier sex abuse allegations were made against Mipham. His attorney Michael Scott said his client “categorically denies assaulting anyone, sexually or otherwise, sexual contact with minors, or any other criminal offense [sic].” Scott, who issued his statement after Buddhist Project Sunshine published sex assault allegations in August, did not immediately return a request for comment on the Larimer County investigation.

The Shambhala meditation center in Boulder also rejected a separate offer of victim support and assistance from the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, ThinkProgress has learned.
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office declined ThinkProgress’ request for comment but said anyone with information about possible sex crimes by Shambhala members in Colorado can contact investigators in its office. https://www.larimer.org/sheriff  "


Read Full Story Here

The FACT Team 

Saturday, November 24, 2018

#GivingTuesday



Sharoni was a brilliant light onto this world, and her life was cut short by a wicked man whose sole ambition in life is to manipulate, use and abuse people, preying on them with no concern at all for their well being. Thusly, it has become our mission to expose cult figures like this and their corrupting methodologies and tactics, in hopes that it will prevent future tragedies from ever occurring. Unfortunately, Sharoni's tragedy is one of many thousands because these types of abuses have grown out of control. As a result of this epidemic there are thousands of destructive cults in our country today and these abusers prey on the sick, naive, weak and vulnerable. My daughter and thousands of other innocent young souls have no chance against these types of monsters!

Tibor Stern
Father of deceased Sharoni and
President of FACT


Please join us in raising funds on #GivingTuesday to help support our mission and programs here at FACT. 

#GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in countries around the world. Millions of people have come together to support and champion the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live. 

Our work depends upon contributions from generous supporters like you! Please Help Today

Some of our Programs and Initiatives are explained in detail below.

FACT's Preventative Education Initiative and Study Guide:

Most people are unaware about how to prevent abuse or even recognize what emotional, spiritual or mental abuse and manipulation is. Our goal behind this Study Guide is to Empower as many people as possible about the Red Flags of Abuse, Manipulation, Predatory Personalities, Predatory Groups and how to avoid the ever growing Situations that vulnerable people fall prey to - Especially unsuspecting young college students - which predatory groups specifically target. Please help us by donating what you can to help us get the F.A.C.T. Preventative Education Guide into the hands of as many students, parents and educators as possible.  
 
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure!
 
 

Preventative Education Handouts:

We've designed handouts for parents, students, activists etc who want to help educate people about these issues. Your generous donations help us print and mail these handouts to anyone who request them. These handouts have been given out at protests, college campuses, high schools, and here are some recent pictures of parents in Michigan preparing these handouts to present to their local High School Counselors. Those same high school counselors have requested copies of F.A.C.T.S. Preventative Education Initiative and Study Guide!



We are also in the process of developing a couple of new programs, one of which is:

Books for Therapy

Many people who leave High Demand / High Control Groups and Cults are in no position financially to get professional therapy. And in all honesty, many therapists are not specifically trained in matters of cult abuse and exploitation. Books are an easy and Effective way to help those who want to help themselves.

This program - with your generous contributions, will provide books to victims of exploitation and abuse. We purchase used books on Amazon and ship them directly to the victim. Therapeutic books can help the person go from Victim to Survivor! A small example of some of the books :




We hope you will consider our organization this #GivingTuesday and help us in our Mission to save lives and end Exploitation and Abuse. Please Donate Today!

Help us get as many people involved as possible by spreading the word. Send a simple email to your friends, colleagues and family members asking them to support F.A.C.T. during the holiday giving season.

Help us get the word out about our #GivingTuesday campaign on Facebook and Twitter

On this big day, please do what you can for those who have been manipulated and afflicted by cults (especially the defenseless children and vulnerable elderly). Your giving can make an even bigger impact with the power of #GivingTuesday and with our access to matching funds.

We Thank You immensely for your generosity and support with our mission and programs. We wouldn't be able to do it without you!

Sincerely,
Tibor Stern
President of F.A.C.T.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Chattanooga Theatre Presents - Squeeze My Cans: Survivng Scientology Nov 16-18th

Ex-Scientologist Cathy Schenkelberg will bring her Compelling one-woman show, Squeeze My Cans: Surviving Scientology, to the Chattanooga Theatre Centre Nov. 16-18.

"Review for Squeeze My Cans:

What would you do if the carrot of spiritual freedom was dangled in front of you, waiting to be seized? Writer-performer Cathy Schenkelberg decided to chase it, and what she found was Scientology. Spending most of her young adult life entangled in the controversial church, she emerged to share her story in Squeeze My Cans, a no-holds-barred cautionary tale of how she survived “America's foremost intergalactic theology.”

Read Full article here:

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2018/11/7/379484/Ex-Scientologist-Brings-One-Woman.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1qQf433tNrM6XhBgHYQ4fty3PkigOEHPKu5Kj2pInFndrY_vp0JGgzrlw




Purchase your tickets here:

https://tickets.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=6089b023b63fab3a63f9cd362a3bf266&vqitq=9d6b72e4-a02a-4521-a1dd-892bb90c95fb&vqitp=6e09ab79-949c-47a8-b930-b89410920daa&vqitts=1539029775&vqitc=vendini&vqite=itl&vqitrt=Safetynet&vqith=493797691edf6990c794d51ac4e60126&fbclid=IwAR167Nn9qlHDZeugRqPp6y99016PPZI5fv5gmXddsfB0exVgFZNV912Jzgg

We support you Cathy and Thank you for sharing your story and educating others!


The FACT Team

Friday, November 9, 2018

Dr. Phil - Love Bombing, Cults and Manipulative Relationships

Dr. Phil - a New Episode on Love Bombing, Cults and Manipulative Relationships.

He sums up Love Bombing very nicely. 

https://youtu.be/7T5t8vF7J9U



The FACT Team

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Jerry Stocking Expose

Dear friends of F.A.C.T.,

It appears Jerry stocking has removed his article from the elphantjournal and Psychology Today. We have contacted the website admins, but have yet to hear back. We wanted to provide you with the links that were once active and are now private.

https://www.elephantjournal.com/author/jerry-stocking/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sideways-view/201402/why-do-people-join-cults

The expose will remain the same, but we wanted to update you on the reason the links do not work any longer.

Sincerely,

The Fact Team

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