A courtroom sketch from April 2018 shows Keith Raniere (centre) during a hearing in New York. Image: Elizabeth Williams via AP A courtroom sketch from April 2018 shows Keith Raniere (centre) during a hearing in New York. Image: Elizabeth Williams via AP
A courtroom sketch from April 2018 shows Keith Raniere (centre) during a hearing in New York. Image: Elizabeth Williams via AP
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‘Sex cult’ leader Keith Raniere questioned whether child sex abuse was wrong, FBI agent tells court

  • NXIVM founder also taught class where he discussed whether rape was ‘bad or inappropriate’
  • Raniere is accused of helping himself to brainwashed women who were recruited for his sexual pleasure, with some branded with his initials

Topic |   Crime
Tribune News Service
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Updated: 9:17pm, 15 Jun, 2019

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A courtroom sketch from April 2018 shows Keith Raniere (centre) during a hearing in New York. Image: Elizabeth Williams via AP A courtroom sketch from April 2018 shows Keith Raniere (centre) during a hearing in New York. Image: Elizabeth Williams via AP
A courtroom sketch from April 2018 shows Keith Raniere (centre) during a hearing in New York. Image: Elizabeth Williams via AP
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