A former member of the cultlike Nxivm organization will resume testifying at fou...
NEW YORK - A former member of the cultlike Nxivm organization will resume testifying at founder Keith Raniere’s criminal trial on Wednesday, as prosecutors detail allegations that he recruited women as sex slaves under the guise of self-improvement.
Prosecutors say Raniere forced numerous women to have sex with him - including a 15-year-old girl - and branded them with his initials. Nxivm, which started under another name in 1998 and is pronounced “Nexium,” was based in Albany, New York, and at one time operated numerous self-improvement centers across North and Central America.
Around the same time, a Nxivm member named Monica Duran offered her the chance to join a “master-slave program,” which would help her overcome her fears through submitting herself to Duran’s orders at all times.
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