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- But the ceremonial branding of some women involved in Nxivm followed a script created by the leader, Keith Raniere, and a handful of select followers who had promised complete obedience to him, according to four recorded conversations introduced last week as evidence in his racketeering and sex trafficking trial.
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May 26, 2019 · Keith Raniere helped design the ritual, according to recordings introduced during his federal trial. Women should be “completely nude,” he suggested, and held to the table. Share full...
In this 2003 cover story, Forbes first raised questions about Keith Raniere—who now stands trial for charges that include sex-trafficking and forced labor involving his alleged cult, Nxivm.
Aug 16, 2021 · The New York Times described how the brand is designed to resemble the initials of Raniere himself, and that the women were coerced to hand over naked pictures of themselves as "collateral" prior to the branding.
- Obedience. Among the most infamous research in the field of psychology is Stanley Milgram’s work on obedience. You can read more about the details here, but the gist is that everyday adults agreed to give innocent victims electric shocks simply because a person of authority instructed them that “the experiment must go on.”
- Deindividuation. According to The Vow, Raniere was a big fan of another infamous psychological experiment: The Stanford Prison Study. In this study, young, mentally healthy men were randomly assigned to serve as prisoner or guard in a mock prison constructed in the basement of a Stanford University building.
- Depletion. Research conducted by Edward Burkley shows that exerting self-control weakens our ability to counteract others’ persuasive messages. Put another way, if you deplete people of their self-control, they become more vulnerable to brainwashing.
Jul 20, 2021 · NEW YORK (AP) — The unrepentant former leader of the cult-like NXIVM group was ordered on Tuesday to pay $3.5 million to 21 victims of a sex-trafficking scheme, a sum including the cost of surgically removing scars from branding rituals performed by a secret sorority.
May 30, 2018 · Keith Raniere Stefan Ruiz for The New York Times. Share full article. 296. By Vanessa Grigoriadis. May 30, 2018. Leer en español. O ne winter morning in a conventional suburb outside Albany,...
Jun 19, 2019 · A former member testified that the week included "tribute ceremonies" to Raniere, who was referred to as "The Vanguard" by his followers. The celebration, known as "Vanguard Week", reportedly...
