In the kind of “nothing surprises me anymore” news, a church in Tampa Bay is under investigation for charges related to money laundering, and forced labour. According to the indictment, this church was a busy little bee when it came to human misery.

According to the indictment, Klein and co-defendants David Taylor and Michelle Brannon, ran a network of call centers across multiple states that used forced labor to solicit donations for KOGGC. Victims were forced to work grueling hours at the call centers without pay and pressured to hit impossible fundraising targets.

So far, that sounds like pretty standard stuff. I mean, have they heard of Scientology? What kind of punishment would these people receive when they didn’t “meet their targets”, you may ask?

…the punishment was severe: public humiliation, sleep deprivation, physical violence, withholding of food and shelter, forced repentance rituals, and threats of eternal damnation.

Of course, these depraved cult leaders were spending the money on the typical swag that these degenerates love: cars, mansions, and clothing. It’s always all about luxury goods, isn’t it?

Given that these crimes happened in several states, it’s being treated as a Federal crime, which means there’s a non-zero chance that these scumbags will be pardoned by the giant Orange Turd in office. Let’s hope for the victims that this horrible scenario doesn’t play out that way.