S. Korean cult leader jailed for raping followers

Three of South Korean pastor Lee Jaerock's followers went public earlier this year, saying he summoned each of them to an apartment and raped them.

A South Korean cult leader was convicted Thursday of the multiple rape of eight female followers -- some of whom believed he was God -- and jailed for 15 years.

Pastor Lee Jaerock's victims were "unable to resist as they were subject to the accused's absolute religious authority", judge Chung Moon-sung told the Seoul Central District Court.