ALBANY — A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit roundly rejected former NXIVM leader Keith Raniere’s request to have three lower court rulings overturned. The ruling was released Monday morning, less than a…[Continue Reading...]
MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere’s bid for a new trial, finding that a “mountain of evidence” substantiated the government’s charges of child sexual exploitation and pornography predicate acts and his…[Continue Reading...]
ALBANY — An attorney for former NXIVM leader Keith Raniere argued before a tribunal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Tuesday that he deserved a new trial, or at least a hearing, on evidence tied to…[Continue Reading...]
Hollywood history is littered with unusual coincidences, and they don’t come much stranger than two stars of a family-friendly Disney movie ending up holding positions in organisations that were later alleged to be cults, although one is admittedly much clearer…[Continue Reading...]
Six years ago, Keith Raniere was found guilty on seven criminal counts tied to his leadership of the NXIVM cult that embroiled a CW star, a billionaire heiress and the daughter of a Dynasty actress. Authorities called NXIVM a "pyramid…[Continue Reading...]
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Escaping the modern world and your noisy mind Sarah Edmondson joined NXIVM hoping to find her purpose... until she realized it was a dangerous cult. She shares the harrowing story of her…[Continue Reading...]
Disgraced Smallville actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty over her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult group NXIVM, tied the knot two weeks after being released from prison. The 42-year-old actress married a man named Frank in…[Continue Reading...]
NEW YORK ― A charismatic man coerced women into sex and silence. His inner circle transported victims, reaping financial rewards. Sleep deprivation abounded. Those are all allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, whose sex-trafficking trial heads to opening statements on Monday,…[Continue Reading...]
Diddy's defense team is starting to take shape on the eve of his federal criminal trial ... and he's got some accomplished legal minds on his side. The Bad Boy Records founder is rocking with Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos…[Continue Reading...]
Despite playing her Smallville love interest across several seasons, Aaron Ashmore was just as shocked as the rest of the world by Allison Mack's NXIVM scandal. The actor, who starred as Jimmy Olsen in the hit CW series, recently reunited…[Continue Reading...]
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