Actress Allison Mack says branding cult sex slaves was her idea, reveals the 'chilling' collateral she offered cult 'master'
Women in the cult were not only coerced into having sex with Raniere, but also forced to provide free labor and recruit others into the group, prosecutors said. They were branded with Raniere’s initials in secret ceremonies, and their food intake was limited by Raniere, 61, who preferred ultrathin women, according to witness testimony.Article content
A box that appeared to contain private banking information of journalists, judges and a cult expert was discovered in Salzman’s home in a 2018 raid by law enforcement. Salzman also edited videos that were set to be used in a lawsuit against NXIVM, before the videos were submitted as unedited, prosecutors alleged.Photo by REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Jacquelyn M. Kasulis said that the conspiracies fueled by Salzman’s “misguided loyalty and blind allegiance” to Raniere were “designed to intimidate Nxivm’s detractors.”