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NXIVM has been described as a cult and Raniere a cult leader by anti-cult activists such as Rick Alan Ross and Steven Hassan, as well as the billionaire businessman Edgar Bronfman Sr. Stephen A. Kent, a sociologist who studies new religious movements, in an article comparing NXIVM to Scientology, noted NXIVM operated mainly as a business and ...
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...
Oct 27, 2020 · By Nicole Hong and Sean Piccoli. Published Oct. 27, 2020 Updated Sept. 7, 2021. Leer en español. Keith Raniere, 60, was found guilty last year of sex trafficking, racketeering, fraud and other...
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...
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 her...
Jun 19, 2019 · The verdict: Raniere, 58, was found guilty on all seven counts, including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, sex trafficking, sex trafficking...
Scholars in the fields of religious studies, law, and sociology describe NXIVM as a cult. [7] [8] [9] [10] 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.
