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    ‘Cult-like’ church ordered to pay $24M in Serah Bellar case

    Dani Kington

    September 2, 2026
    Courts, Featured, News, Policing & Courts

    The judgment against Dove Outreach wraps up a years-long legal saga related to childhood abuse suffered by a former Athens County resident. Read More

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