Federal prosecutors have charged Keith Raniere with using his cultlike NXIVM group as a front for crimes including sex trafficking, child pornography and sexual exploitation of a minor
Former self-help guru Keith Raniere goes on trial on Tuesday on charges of running a secretive New York sex cult that recruited female “slaves” who were then starved, branded with his initials and blackmailed into having sex with him.
Mack and Bronfman are among five co-defendants, all women accused of involvement in NXIVM, who pleaded guilty to various charges in March and April, leaving Raniere as the sole person to face trial. The television actress tearfully acknowledged in court that she had blackmailed two women into providing services for her and other NXIVM members.
The trial caps a bizarre saga for Raniere, who was arrested in March 2018 after fleeing to Mexico with Bronfman.
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