Why We Can t Get Enough of Cult Documentaries - The New York Times nytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Jeong Myeong-seok, a South Korean religious leader whose sex crimes were the focus of a popular Netflix docuseries earlier this year, has been ordered to spend 23 years behind bars. Jeong, who refers to himself as Messiah, was found guilty on Friday of sexual violence against three of his female followers. He is the founder of the Christian Gospel Mission, a fringe movement also known as .
A drone comes out of rural Korea s clear blue sky and descends into a lush green valley. Its motor makes an angry loud whirring sound, like a lawnmower crossed with a jet engine, but no one s around to hear it. It circles the area and then approaches a building that appears derelict, with all the doors on the ground floor locked tight. But that hardly presents an obstacle for this mechanical visitor; it finds an open window and slips right inside.