Who pays for pricey lawyers and experts to help convicted cult leader Keith Raniere, in his endless legal battle?
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[Note: Nothing in this article discloses how all the pricey lawyers and experts are paid to defend this cult leader. Lawyers like Alan Dershiwitz don’t work for free. And the experts must have cost a pretty penny. Does sex cult guru Keith Raniere still have some cash or are diehard supporters like Clare Bronfman somehow paying the bills?]
Expert cybercrime analysts for a convicted sex trafficker say evidence for some of the most shocking charges against him was tampered with and planted on storage drives that were supposed to be in secure FBI custody, according to court documents.
NXIVM sex cult founder Keith Raniere, 64, is serving a 120-year sentence at a federal prison in Tuscon, Arizona. Prosecutors said he recruited women and girls into a sex cult disguised as a self-help organization. He had an “inner circle” of “slaves” and “masters.” Some of the women branded Raniere’s initials on their bodies. Prosecutors allege he held a domestic servant captive in a room for nearly two years.
One survivor, India Oxenberg, told the FOX News True Crime Podcast she endured “dehumanizing” treatment, including “repeated molestation and rape” before she and her mother escaped the cult.
The FBI declined to comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
In addition to the abuse against adult victims, federal prosecutors charged that Raniere was 45 and a child victim, identified only as “Camila,” was 15 when he took photos of her and sexually abused her.
Raniere’s lead attorney, Joseph Tully, told Fox News Digital the evidence used to convict his client of the “most heinous” charges — child pornography and child exploitation — was “provably” doctored and planted by the FBI.
“If I could just have a hearing, I could just show the world that, as outrageous as it seems, that this tampering did happen, and it did happen while in FBI custody,” he said.
At issue are dozens of photographs on a memory card and hard drive that defense experts say had their timestamps altered, allegedly making it look like a young woman was under the age of consent at the time they were taken. Between April 2019 and June 2019, additional photos allegedly appeared on the FBI’s forensic report, according to court filings.
Alan Dershowitz, the prominent constitutional lawyer, is not part of Raniere’s team but consulted with his attorneys after learning of the allegations of FBI malfeasance.
He told Fox News Digital that if Raniere’s experts are correct, it would amount to “a staggering government act of misconduct.” If the allegations prove true, it could affect other cases.
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