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NXIVM (/ ˈ n ɛ k s i ə m / NEK-see-əm) was a cult led by convicted racketeer and sex offender Keith Raniere. NXIVM is also the name of the defunct company that Raniere founded in 1998, which provided seminars ostensibly about human potential development , [4] and served as a front organization for criminal activity by Raniere and his close ...
- July 20, 1998; 25 years ago
- Personal-growth seminars
- Self-improvement seminars
Jul 5, 2023 · Nxivm, the cultlike organization in which a harem of sexual “slaves” were branded with its founder’s initials on their pelvises and coerced into having sex with him, first captured mainstream...
May 30, 2018 · Inside Nxivm, the ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment. Why did female members follow a guru named Keith Raniere, who now stands accused of sex trafficking? He made them feel like they were in...
- Vanessa Grigoriadis
Oct 27, 2020 · On Tuesday, Mr. Raniere, 60, was sentenced to 120 years in prison for sex trafficking and other crimes, effectively a life sentence. The judge also ordered him to pay a $1.75 million fine.
Jun 19, 2019 · Keith Raniere, the founder of the "Nxivm" self-help company that prosecutors said secretly housed a sex cult, was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and other crimes.
Scholars in the fields of religious studies, law, and sociology describe NXIVM as a cult. Mental health professionals and cult experts such as Rick Ross, Diane Benscoter, and Steve Hassan have called Raniere a cult leader who manipulates and exerts coercive control over his followers.
Jun 30, 2021 · US actress Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in prison for her role in the Nxivm sex cult. The 38-year-old admitted racketeering and conspiracy charges in April 2019 related to...
