SEOUL: A South Korean cult leader was convicted of the multiple rape of eight female followers – some of whom believed he was god – and jailed for 15 years.
Pastor Lee Jaerock’s victims were “unable to resist as they were subject to the accused’s absolute religious authority”, judge Chung Moon-sung told the Seoul Central District Court.
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