Convicted NXIVM king Keith Raniere faces life of hard time
NEWLY convicted sex fiend Keith Raniere is facing spending the rest of his life in a cage for running a twisted cult that tortured, enslaved and branded gals for kinky cravings — while posing as a self-improvement guru.
A federal jury convicted NXIVM cult king Raniere, 58, for sex trafficking and child pornography — and a slew of other crimes — after a sensational trial in Brooklyn, N.Y.
His lawyers’ argument conceded the creep’s self-improvement seemed “unconventional” but insisted all the sex was consensual.
However, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue described Raniere as a sinister puppetmaster who “ruined marriages, careers, fortunes, and lives.”
While Raniere “portrayed himself as a savant and a genius, he was, in fact, a master manipulator, a con man and the
Raniere marked members by searing their skin crime boss of a cult-like organization involving sex trafficking, child pornography, extortion, compelled abortion, branding, degradation and humiliation,” Donoghue says.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
SCIENTISTS PROBE LIFE ON URANUS!
ALL tasteless jokes aside, scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of the possibility of life on Uranus!
SURFER SURVIVES 2ND SHARK ATTACK -AT SAME BEACH!
Cheats death after beast shreds his feet
BEN BEGS GARNER TO SET HIM UP!
Can't seem to find a smart sober woman on his own
SAVANNAH & JENNA KISS UP TO HODA!
Today hosts switch tactics as they worry about tomorrow
KOTB DETOXES FROM CATTY COLLEAGUES!
HAPPY Hoda Kotb is counting the days to her exit from the Today show and insiders say she has already started washing the gig outta her hair by focusing on herself, her two daughters — and a new life that is free of stress and her catty co-workers Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager!
TOGETHERNESS SPLITTING REX & REBA APART!
He needs a break from smother love
LUPONE BOOED IN B'WAY BATTLE!
Curtain rises on dueling divas in racial dispute
DENCH LOSES ZEST FOR LIFE!
Maggie's death is last straw for aging icon
PALS ROAST MARTHA FOR ANGER ISSUES!
Even Snoop dogs hothead to get help
KENNEDY LINK TO MARILYN'S DEATH!
JFK & RFK drove vulnerable vixen to despair with sex shenanigans