Celebrities, sex slaves, billionaires, and even branding, the story of the NXIVM cult had all the components of one of the nation’s biggest scandals. HBO’s The Vow gave an in-depth look behind the curtain of deceit that was the NXIVM…[Continue Reading...]
In April, Larry Ray, 62, was convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, conspiracy, and other charges — crimes connected to his decade-long stint controlling and manipulating a small group of young people. The story — which first broke in an explosive…[Continue Reading...]
This week's top stories include an accused cult leader having 20 wives, some as young as 9, an American sports journalist dying while covering the World Cup in Qatar, and red meth being found in Arizona. Here are the stories…[Continue Reading...]
A Mormon man who was arrested for allegedly having 20 wives, most under the age of 15, also allegedly had sex with the father of some of his wives while forcing them to watch. Police arrested 45-year-old Samuel Bateman and…[Continue Reading...]
On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, eight girls under the care of Arizona child welfare officials disappeared from group homes near Phoenix. By Thursday of that week, they were back in custody — and two young women had been arrested, accused…[Continue Reading...]
A federal appeals court Friday upheld the convictions and sentences for NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere and his co-conspirator, Seagram’s liquor heiress Clare Bronfman. Raniere, who was sentenced to 120 years in prison after his conviction in Brooklyn federal…[Continue Reading...]
Clare Bronfman was always one of the biggest mysteries of the NXIVM case. How did the heir to the Seagram fortune, with every opportunity and upper hand that vast wealth provided, wind up in the grips of—and often bankroll to—a multilevel marketing self-help…[Continue Reading...]
Born and raised in Johannesburg, Vicente joined NXIVM in 2005. After working as a cinematographer on films like Sarafina!, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Leleti Khumalo and Miriam Makeba, and Father Hood, starring Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry, Vicente co-directed the sleeper-hit documentary film What…[Continue Reading...]
A cult leader and self-proclaimed prophet had 20 wives, most of whom were minors, the FBI revealed. Samuel Bateman, 46, is facing charges of child abuse and destruction of evidence, with the FBI hinting that further charges are on the…[Continue Reading...]
A man in Arizona made 20 women his wives, including a nine-year-old, the FBI said. He is currently in jail, accused of child abuse among other allegations. An affidavit said the FBI has probable cause to believe he trafficked people…[Continue Reading...]
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