“Gesù della Siberia” incarcerato per aver abusato dei seguaci di un culto isolato in cima a una m...

Sergei Torop, 64, leader of the Russian cult Vissarion, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for mentally and physically abusing followers of his Church of the Last Testament. He founded the group in 1991 after claiming a divine revelation, attracting thousands to remote Siberian settlements. Along with two collaborators, he was convicted of running an abusive religious organization that exploited members for labor and money, causing psychological and physical harm. The court awarded victims over $500,000 in damages.