New York - Dozens of would-be jurors in the trial of the NXIVM sex cult leader have been released so far this week after giving a range of excuses for not being qualified to serve.
The trial is expected to last six weeks in Brooklyn Federal Court, and while many complained they would not be paid by their employers, others claimed they had conflicts that did not always pass muster. "I do not want to know about these organizations," the man said, adding that his "conscience says I don't want to listen" to the disturbing details that are central to the case.A woman with a heavy Spanish accent said she was spooked "by spirits and voodoos" and was not sure if she could get past the freaky forced labour the 58-year-old Raniere allegedly orchestrated.
First, she argued that her employer could not get by without her, and then she insisted she has very strong feelings on abortion. Raniere allegedly forced dozens of enslaved women he had sex with to terminate their pregnancies.