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20th June 2019
04:22pm BST

The prosecution said that NXIVM was a sex trafficking organisation disguised as a self-help mentoring group.
During the trial, they called witnesses who told the court that they had Raniere's initials branded on their bodies.
They said that they were coerced into having sex with the 58-year-old and that they were blackmailed by Raniere after he forced them to provide intimate photos of themselves.
The youngest victim prosecutors said was blackmailed was a 15-year-old girl.
This comes after former Smallville actor Allison Mack pleaded guilty to her involvement in NXIVM.
Mack is accused of recruiting women to serve as sex slaves by telling them the group was promoting female mentorship.
The actor, best-known for her role as Chloe Sullivan in Smallville, appeared in court last year. She pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges, having previously denied the accusations.
Mack is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
She is facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.Explore more on these topics: