Keith Raniere, a New York man accused of running a cult-like group in which women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials and ordered to have sex with him, was found guilty of all charges against him by a New York jury on Wednesday.
He is 58, was charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and possession of child pornography.
Raniere is the founder of Nxivm, a purported self-improvement organization based in upstate New York. Prosecutors said that he created a secret sorority within Nxivm called DOS in which female "slaves" turned over compromising materials that were used to blackmail them. DOS was sold to recruits as an all-female organization, when in fact it was controlled by Raniere, according to former members who testified at the trial.
DOS slaves were forced to hand over nude photos and embarrassing confessions and told that the material would be released if they disobeyed orders or tried to leave, according to a former member and other witnesses.
Who are these people? Just a thought.
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