As Nancy Salzman awaits sentencing, some who fell prey to the Nxivm cultlike group say Ms. Salzman’s enabling made the group’s misdeeds possible. Source: New York Times
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Nxivm’s Second-in-Command Helped Build a Culture of Abuse, Survivors Say
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
As Nancy Salzman awaits sentencing, some who fell prey to the Nxivm cultlike group say Ms. Salzman’s enabling made the group’s misdeeds possible. Source: New York Times
Keith Raniere, Leader of Nxivm, Ordered to Pay $3.4 Million to Victims
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
The compensation to 21 victims includes payments to remove brandings of Keith Raniere’s initials that were seared into some women’s skin. Source: New York Times
Allison Mack, Who Recruited Women for Nxivm, Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2021
Allison Mack, known for her role on “Smallville,” helped lure women into the cultlike group led by Keith Raniere. Source: New York Times
Sarah Lawrence Student Seen as Cult Victim Is Now Charged
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
Isabella Pollok was one of the students at Sarah Lawrence College who prosecutors said was exploited by a classmate’s father, Lawrence V. Ray. Now she is under indictment, too. Source: New York Times
Nxivm’s Leader Is Guilty of Ugly Crimes. These Die-Hards Stand by Him.
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2020
Keith Raniere has been convicted on sex trafficking, fraud and other crimes, yet some ardent followers maintain his innocence. Source: New York Times
Nxivm Cult: Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
In the courtroom, more than a dozen victims gave wrenching testimony about how he manipulated and sexually abused them. Source: New York Times
A Timeline of the Nxivm Sex Cult Case
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
Keith Raniere, the group’s leader, styled himself a visionary, but a jury found him guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and other charges. Source: New York Times
Keith Raniere, Leader of Nxivm Sex Cult, Faces Life Sentence
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
Mr. Raniere, once idolized by his followers as a genius, was convicted after prosecutors presented evidence that he had a harem of sexual “slaves” kept in line with blackmail. Source: New York Times
Clare Bronfman Is Sentenced to 81 Months in Nxivm ‘Sex Cult’ Case
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2020
“Will you never stop?” a former member of the group asked Ms. Bronfman, a Seagram’s heir, who used her family fortune to intimidate critics of Nxivm, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
Keith Raniere, Nxivm ‘Sex Cult’ Leader, Should Get Life in Prison, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2020
Keith Raniere was convicted last year in a trial that exposed the inner workings of the group, in which women were branded and coerced into sex. Source: New York Times