‘Yesus dari Siberia’ dipenjara karena melecehkan pengikutnya di sekte terpencil di puncak gunung

Sergei Torop, 64, a Russian cult leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for mentally and physically abusing followers of his Last Covenant Church. Known as "Vissarion", he founded the sect in 1991 after claiming divine revelation, drawing thousands to a remote Siberian settlement. He and two associates were convicted of creating a harsh religious organization that exploited members for labor and money, causing psychological and physical harm, according to the Daily Star. The court also awarded more than $500,000 in damages to the victims.