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Keith Raniere - Cult of Sexual Harassment?
Brigitte Kimichik • July 1, 2019
Keith Raniere - Ending a six week trial, jurors in Brooklyn NY’s Federal District Court, returned guilty verdicts on all federal charges against Raniere, including racketeering, sex-trafficking, and child pornography, and he could now face up to life in prison. His group NXIVM
founded in 2003 claimed to be a place of empowerment and self-help for women. Instead, prosecutors set out to prove that NXIVM was a cult like organization, created “to satisfy the defendant’s desire for sex, power and control,” treating women like sex slaves, employing forced labor, submission and obedience methods to degrade and humiliate his victims, and branding rituals to burn the letters “KR” in to private areas of their bodies. Allegedly, he would brain wash his victims and use explicit photos, damaging information, and extortion to ensure their obedience. Sentencing is scheduled for September 25, 2019. For more on this story, read NYT's article "Nxivm’s Keith Raniere Convicted in Trial Exposing Sex Cult’s Inner Workings."
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The Sandbox Series™
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