Keith Raniere, a self-help guru who allegedly recruited women into his group and forced them to be sex slaves, also victimized teenage girls, according to new court filings.
and Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman, allegedly helped run the operation and are awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
In some cases, leaders of the secret organization branded women with Raniere's initials, threatened them with violence, and blackmailed them with sensitive material, such as naked photos and secrets about family members and friends, to keep them in the organization, also called the"sorority," court documents state.
The cult leader was already facing a slew of charges, including sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy. In their new charges, US attorneys allege that Raniere, known to his followers as"Vanguard," had sexual relationships with two underage victims. NXIVM's co-founder, Nancy Salzman, hired a 15-year-old girl who, 10 years later, became Raniere's"first line 'slave'" in the group. Raniere also had a sexual relationship with another"child," which the group's leaders knew of and helped facilitate, the government said.
Salzman pleaded to conspiracy during a hearing in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Her daughter, Lauren, has also been charged in the case.NXIVM, which is based in Albany, was founded in 2003. The foundation
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