Prosecutors stammer communications from jail repeat the leader of a cult-treasure self-enchancment team in upstate Original York has no be apologetic about over his conviction final yr on costs he modified into some of his followers into intercourse slaves
August 28, 2020, 4: 54 PM
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NEW YORK — Communications from jail repeat the leader of a cult-treasure self-enchancment team in upstate Original York has no be apologetic about over his conviction final yr on costs he modified into some of his followers into intercourse slaves, even calling his conspiracy “noble,” prosecutors acknowledged Friday in court papers.
The papers filed in federal court in Brooklyn query a think to present Keith Raniere a sentence of lifestyles in jail at a sentencing later this yr, in phase for exhibiting “a entire lack of acceptance of accountability for his crimes.” They stammer Raniere has stayed in touch with contributors of his NXIVM organization since his conviction on intercourse-trafficking costs final yr, casting himself in emails as a sufferer and encouraging them to assist the team alive.
“This field has been a purely political, envy driven, money-powered lie to extinguish a team, and support me both incarcerated for lifestyles or in another case ‘disposed of,’” prosecutors stammer Raniere wrote in a single missive.
In an email to actress Nicki Clyne, Raniere defended his formation of a secret sorority that prosecutors acknowledged modified into comprised of brainwashed female “slaves” who were branded alongside with his initials and pressured to maintain intercourse with him.
“I imagine the sorority is candy – no longer fair ideally suited and even noble, nonetheless mammoth – and vitally important for ladies and humanity,” he wrote. “The lacking phase of our society, display conceal in a secret team of girls treasure this, aches to be embraced; we must always always quiet deeply mourn its seemingly loss.”
The defendant also directed his supporters commence up a podcast to advertise a contest asking other folk “to search out purported errors in Raniere’s prosecution and trial in alternate for a money prize,” the papers stammer.
In an announcement, defense felony dependable Marc Agnifilo acknowledged Friday that his client “maintains his innocence and he quiet believes in his teachings.”
At trial, prosecutors told jurors the 60-yr-mature Raniere’s organization, NXIVM — pronounced NEHK-search-uhm — operated treasure a cult that won him the devotion of a affluent heiress and Hollywood actresses.
His adherents included actress Allison Mack of TV’s “Smallville”; an heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune, Clare Bronfman; and a daughter of TV celebrity Catherine Oxenberg of “Dynasty” repute. Every ladies maintain pleaded responsible to helping the conspiracy and expect sentencing.
Authorities identified Clyne, who looked on the “Battlestar Galactica” TV series, as a intercourse slave recruiter for Raniere nonetheless never charged her with a criminal offense. On a up to date social media video exhibiting her dancing out of doorways the jail holding Raniere, she insisted she modified into “never phase of a intercourse cult.”
