BREAKING: The former leader of an upstate NY self-help group has been convicted in a federal case accusing him of turning women into his 'sex slaves.' It took a jury less than five hours to find Keith Raniere guilty of sex-trafficking and other charges
NEW YORK — The former leader of a purported self-help group was convicted Wednesday of federal charges that centered on lurid details of what prosecutors called a secret society of"sex slaves" within a community of followers in upstate New York.
Among the more damning allegations against Raniere were that he had some women branded with his initials and that he started having sex with one of his followers starting at age 15. Prosecutors said he took a series of nude photos of the teen that were shown at trial, one by one, to the eight women and four men who comprised the jury.
Raniere, 58, was arrested at a Mexican hideout in 2018 following an investigation his Albany-area group, that once had an international following with a foothold in Hollywood but was called a cult by critics. His adherents included TV actress Allison Mack, best known for her role as a friend of a young Superman in the series"Smallville," and Seagram's liquor fortune heiress, Clare Bronfman.
The cooperator described how female"masters" forced"slaves" for Raniere to give up"collateral" — nude photos and other material that would ruin them if ever made public - to keep them in line.
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