UPDATED, 7:39 PM: A judge has ordered Keith Raniere to pay $3.4 million to 21 individuals victimized by his NXIVM sex cult, according to a report in The New York Times.Some of the funds will reportedly be used to remove brandings of Raniere’s initials from the skin of victims.
Raniere is said to have attended today’s federal restitution hearing by video, from the Arizona federal prison where he is serving 120 years.Raniere founded NXIVM alongside Nancy Salzman in 1998.
While the organization claimed for many years to be a multi-level marketing company, that label ultimately belied much more sinister activity, on the part of Raniere, former Smallville actress Allison Mack and other members, including sex trafficking, forced labor and
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