1.   Also, lawsuits were filed by former followers claiming Tilton had defrauded them by false promises.

2.   Buchanan said he expected his former followers to scatter their votes among all the GOP candidates.

3.   He alleges that Zhang is guilty of rape and may even be responsible for the murder of some former followers.

4.   He had been prepared to plead innocent, but incriminating testimony from his former followers changed that approach, sources said.

5.   Part of the original mound of evidence included court statements from former followers, who have admitted their roles in the crimes.

6.   Some legal experts say the series of guilty judgments against his former followers will make it extremely difficult for Asahara to fight the charges in his own case.

7.   They were influenced by Emma Curtis Hopkins, a former follower of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement.

8.   Twenty-five of his former followers have so far been convicted of various crimes.

9.   Victims, followers and former followers of Asahara are not expected to begin giving testimony until July.

10.   Zhao remains under house arrest, and Tian is a rare former follower who still holds high office, including a post on the all-powerful Politburo.