Everything you need to know about the NXIVM ‘sex cult’ saga
NXIVM leader Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a sex-trafficking conspiracy related to the alleged cult, which attracted heiresses, actresses and documentary filmmakers alike with elements of self-help, multilevel marketing and more. Take a look back at past coverage of the group, Raniere, its high-profile members and its victims, as well as its treatment in HBO’s recent docuseries “The Vow,” in the eight stories below.
Prosecutors at Raniere’s 2019 trial described a secret society of “sex slaves” within the purported self-help group, meant to satisfy his “desire for sex, power and control.”
Filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer explain how their involvement in the organization led to HBO docuseries “The Vow.”
In pleading guilty to racketeering charges, Mack said that she threatened to make compromising information about multiple women public if they didn’t perform “so-called acts of love.”
Clare Bronfman, youngest daughter of Seagram’s chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr., was sentenced to almost seven years in prison in the conspiracy case involving NXIVM.
Sarah Edmondson was branded with Raniere’s initials. Mark Vicente suffered “a shuddering wakeup.” But they got out.
NXIVM leader Keith Raniere, who turned some followers into sex slaves branded with his initials, receives 120-year-sentence.
Mack, best known for her work on TV’s ‘Smallville,’ faced sentencing Wednesday for her role in a scandal over the cult-like group NXIVM.
