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Date: June 19, 2019 08:20PM
What if this had been Joseph Smith?
Mormonism would have been stopped dead right then and there.
Just something to think about.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/19/nxivm-cult-leader-keith-reniere-found-fuilty-sex-trafficking-case/A man who claimed to be a self-help guru, but actually ran what authorities called a cult-like secret society of “sex slaves,” was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking on Wednesday.
The verdict ended a six-week trial that revealed haunting details about Keith Raniere and his Albany-area group NXIVM, where followers were coerced into sex, blackmailed and branded with Raniere’s initials. Jurors in Brooklyn’s Federal District Court convicted him on all federal charges and he could now face life in prison. Raniere’s sentencing is set for Sept. 25.
The 58-year-old founded the group in the early 2000s and billed it as a sorority of empowerment. Instead, prosecutors said, Raniere (sometimes called "The Vanguard”) and his organization (also known as “The Vow”) sought to ensnare women, some of whom were celebrity devotees.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza said in closing arguments that NXIVM was created “to satisfy the defendant’s desire for sex, power and control.”
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