A former member of an alleged New York sex cult testified on Wednesday that the ...
NEW YORK - A former member of an alleged New York sex cult testified on Wednesday that the secretive group’s leader forced her into an unwanted sexual encounter and took nude photos of her after he announced that he was her “grand master.”
Sylvie, a 32-year-old British woman who testified under her given name only, is the first alleged victim to appear as a witness at Raniere’s trial in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. She recited a lifetime vow to obey her female master at a commitment ceremony and wore a necklace called a “dog collar.”
Nxivm, which started under another name in 1998 and is pronounced “Nexium,” was based in Albany, New York, and operated numerous self-improvement centers across North and Central America.
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