US Self-Styled Guru, Guilty Of Leading Sex Cult, Jailed For 120 Years

Wednesday, 28 October 2020Newsdesk

A "self-help" guru convicted of running a cult-like organization of sex slaves who were branded with his initials was sentenced to 120 years in prison by a New York judge Tuesday. The effective life sentence for Keith Raniere, 60, comes after he was found guilty of coercing women into having sex with him as the charismatic leader of Nxivm, a life-coaching group that attracted a coterie of rich and famous devotees.

New Delhi, 28 October 2020

As per news report of NDTV, followers signed up for $5,000, five-day self-help courses, but some were then financially and sexually exploited and forced to follow a restrictive diet, as Raniere -- known as "Vanguard" -- exerted control, his six-week trial heard.He established a faction within the group called DOS, a pyramid structure in which the women were "slaves" and "Grand Master" Raniere sat at the top.

Source -NDTV