for years, was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison, meaning the 64-year-old will likely die behind bars.of sex trafficking, extortion, money laundering, and other charges after sexually, physically, and psychologically abusing multiple college students he met at the liberal arts school in upstate New York.
It also brings a sense of redemption for several of Ray’s victims who testified in court about how the man they once admired subjected them to years of abuse for even the smallest mistake fabricated wrongdoing. Along the way, prosecutors argued, Ray “intentionally inflicted brutal and lifelong harm on innocent victims that he groomed and abused into submission.” Prosecutors said that while the victims “descended into self-hatred, self-harm, and suicidal attempts under his coercive control, the evidence showed that [Ray] took sadistic pleasure in their pain and enjoyed the fruits of their suffering.”
Prosecutors have also argued that to control the group, Ray enlisted the help of his “lieutenant” Isabella Pollok, who had been friends with the group and had lived among them in the Sarah Lawrence dorm. In September, Pollock pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy charge after admitting to a federal judge she took part in financial transactions “generated by illegal activity.” Pollok now faces five years in prison.
This guy will be the next congressman in North Carolina running as a Republican.
Why is it that the FBI will investigate this cult leader, but the agency refuses to investigate the cult leader of the People of Praise who is also accused of covering up sexual abuses?
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