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Other Claimed spiritual healing or mediumship Yen Dung, Bac Ninh, Vietnam · 2026
Vietnam: self-styled ritual master charged with raping a woman under a curse-removal pretext
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Charged
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Spiritual nexus
The defendant invoked ritual authority as an officiant performing a 'Tứ Phủ' spirit rite at a shrine, using the victim's belief in the efficacy and necessity of the ritual to coerce her compliance.
- Spiritual healing or treatment
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Proceedings
2026-05-14 · Suspect detained for investigation following confession
Yen Dung, Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Suspect detained for investigation following confession
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Sources
- Docnhanh (2026) 'Khởi tố thầy cúng giả danh, xâm hại tình dục nạn nhân tại điện thờ ở Bắc Ninh'. Available at: docnhanh.vn (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: N.V.M. (b.1995), posing as a ritual master (thầy cúng) performing a 'Tứ Phủ' spirit-releasing rite at a family shrine in Yen Dung, Bac Ninh, prosecuted for raping N.T.T. (b.2008) on 6 May 2026 by exploiting the ritual to coerce sexual contact. Suspect surrendered 9 May 2026 and confessed; detained for investigation 14 May 2026.
Docnhanh (2026) 'Khởi tố thầy cúng giả danh, xâm hại tình dục nạn nhân tại điện thờ ở Bắc Ninh'. Available at: docnhanh.vn (Accessed 2026-07-19). English gloss: N.V.M. (b.1995), posing as a ritual master (thầy cúng) performing a 'Tứ Phủ' spirit-releasing rite at a family shrine in Yen Dung, Bac Ninh, prosecuted for raping N.T.T. (b.2008) on 6 May 2026 by exploiting the ritual to coerce sexual contact. Suspect surrendered 9 May 2026 and confessed; detained for investigation 14 May 2026.
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