Epoch Times:
NEW YORK—Keith Raniere, the former leader of the group NXIVM, was found guilty on all charges at a Brooklyn federal court on June 19.
A federal jury, made up of eight men and four women, deliberated for less than five hours before finding Raniere guilty of all 7 criminal counts including sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, and racketeering.
Raniere listened attentively but showed no visible reaction as he learned the verdict. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 25.
The accusations against Raniere center around a secret society within the group—which he allegedly created in 2015—named DOS, an acronym for the Latin “dominus obsequious sororium,” loosely translated as “master of the slave women.”
Prosecutors say Raniere was the “highest master” of DOS and forced other members—all women—to have sex with him. Many of the DOS members were branded with a cauterizing pen while naked and being filmed.
Days ago, during closing arguments in the high-profile trial, assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza alluded to the prosecution’s May 7 opening statements, telling the jury that Raniere was chiefly after “sex, money, power.”
Penza brought up the testimony of former NXIVM members, including one identified by prosecutors as “Daniela,” who had spoken about being locked up in a room for nearly two years after Raniere found out she had kissed another man. Another member, identified as Sylvie, testified about being forced into a sex act with the leader. Another, a senior board member, detailed Raniere’s manipulation and fraud.
The verdict comes after a 7-week long trial. Raniere could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
During the prosecution’s closing arguments, Penza detailed the crimes committed by Raniere over a 15-year period. The organization was founded by him in 1998.
“Even though his community members considered him a humanitarian, leader, mentor, and guru, you saw him for what he was: a con-man, a predator, and a crime boss,” Penza previously told jurors on June 17.
Penza also brought up added child pornography charges against Raniere, who had photos stored on a hard drive. She also said previously Raniere turned “victims into victimizers,” as the five other co-defendants in the case have all pleaded guilty.
“The evidence is overwhelming that [the girl] was under 18 when the naked pictures were taken,” Penza had told the court.
NXIVM presented itself to the public as a company with noble goals: offering self-help courses to those seeking to improve their lives both personally and professionally. At least 17,000 people had enrolled in the classes throughout the group’s history. more here
Let me guess…big donor to the DNC?
He’ll run the sex cult in prison.
When asked by his gigantic gangster cellmate if he wants to play ‘house,’ a nervous Raniere will say, “Sure – I’ll pay the daddy.’
His gangbanger cellmate will say, “Okay. Now get over here and suck mommy’s dick.”
Lucky Guess:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/nxivm-campaign-contributions-trial-kieth-raniere-834854/
He was a slave owner??
Talk about having to make reparations…..
It’s starting!
He could face life in prison, but he’s a friend of Democrats so he won’t.
The worst that will haven is he commits Arakancide.
I haven’t heard about this. Why isn’t the MSM obsessed with this? This has all the elements of the kind of story they love to sensationalize. It must only involve dims – no R’s
1) is his buddy John Podesta an unindicted co-conspirator?
2) the list of the 17,000 cult members should be made publicly available so that decent society can avoid them
Kirsten Gillibrand to play the victim card in…3…2..1..
(She’s gotta be front hole deep in it)
Yeah, why isn’t the media (including FOX) asking Gillibrand about her daddy’s role in the slave trade AND the fact that she got campaign donations from them, too.
Hoping the trail goes to Podesta and the Clintons, and maybe to that Cosmic Pizza place in DC. Good chance of Raniere getting bumped off before he sings.
The satanists at AOL News linked the story of his conviction as “it was the saddest day in Raniere’s life..”
If you think this planet is overpopulated,
imagine the population of Hell in a few more years!
Hoping he get’s bunked up with Bubba the love sponge and gets to kiss the baby for the duration of sentence,,,