Sergei Torop, 64, lost his job as a traffic cop before founding the Church of the Last Testament in 1991 and claiming to be the 'word of God' and Jesus Christ reborn ...

The traffic cop turned cult leader who claimed to be the son of god — and will now spend 12 years in jail - Alex Croft looks at how Sergei Torop, also known as Vissarion, ended up in jail after he was ...

Investigative Committee stated that Sergei Torop and his aides caused serious mental and physical harm to followers, including 'moral harm' to 16 people.

"Jesus of Siberia" Sergei Torop Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison | Firstpost America | N18G A Russian cult leader who claimed ...

Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known to his followers as “Vissarion,” meaning “he who gives new life,” and two aides used psychological pressure to extract money from his ...

Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known to his followers as 'Vissarion', set up the Church of the Last Testament in a remote but picturesque part of Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region in 1991, ...

Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known to his followers as 'Vissarion', set up the Church of the Last Testament in a remote but picturesque part of Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region in 1991, ...

Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known to his followers as "Vissarion," set up the Church of the Last Testament in a remote but picturesque part of Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region in 1991, ...

Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known to his followers as "Vissarion," meaning "he who gives new life," and two aides used psychological pressure to extract money from his followers and ...

(Reuters) -A Russian sect leader who claimed he was Jesus Christ reincarnated was sentenced to 12 years in a prison camp on Monday after being convicted of harming his followers' health and financial ...