Brainwashed Sex Slaves Allegedly Branded With Group Leader’s Initials

CBS News, CBS DFW ^ | March 27, 2018 | CBS News

[familyop]

...secretive group in upstate New York...videotaped ceremonies where they were branded in their pelvic area with a symbol featuring Raniere’s initials. “During the branding ceremonies, slaves were required to be fully naked, and the master would order one slave to film while the other held down the slave being branded,” the complaint says...“slaves” had to stick to very low-calorie diets...“forced to wear fake cow udders over their breasts while people called them derogatory names,” or threatened with being put in cages,...Raniere has been bankrolled by Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune. Bronfman gave millions of dollars covering expenses...

[-YYZ-]

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Unless there’s some evidence they were coerced or physically intimidated into staying in the cult, it’s on them. Which isn’t to say that the leader of this cult shouldn’t be investigated, though.

[familyop]

“How is that a crime?”

The following, and there will probably be much more.

Keith Raniere
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Raniere
Excerpt:
“...required them to provide nude photos or other potentially damaging information about themselves if they wished to join.[5][6] In March 2018, Raniere was indicted on federal charges after being arrested in Mexico on sex trafficking charges.[7]”

[TADSLOS]

[lee martell]

That used to be called a Tramp Stamp.
Located on the lower back across the spine.

[familyop]

The feds were after him before he ran to Mexico.

[NurdlyPeon]

The actress Allison Mack (who played Chloe on ‘Smallville’) is being named as a criminal co-conspirator and is expected to be arrested any time now.

If this isn't the very definition of an 'angel is a centerfold' moment, I don't know what is. Big waaa.

[reagandemocrat]

The first of 18,000 sealed indictments, to be unsealed.

[DesertRhino]

Once again, if somebody comes up and says hey give me some naked pictures and damaging information about you. And you decide to provide it to them because you want to, how is that a crime?

[yarddog]

AKA, a Panama City license plate

[familyop]

Yes—born in Germany. Her initials are also on one of them, maybe more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Mack

[DesertRhino]

I understand that the feds were already after him before he fled, I just don’t understand why

[Enchante]

From what I read about this cult before, there is quite a toxic swamp of coercion, deception, blackmail, and threats. For instance, the women (allegedly) have no idea they are about to be “branded” in one of the cult ceremonies and are forcibly held down for it, so yeah, that would be major crime.

[Enchante]

The issue is not whether you voluntarily shared something sensitive (i.e., personal secrets, nude photos, etc.) But if (as alleged) you are later blackmailed, threatened, etc. with that material.

[Trillian]

They’ve already started to look like each other.

[RegulatorCountry]

They look like twins.

[familyop]

DesertRhino wrote in comments #7 and #28:
"What’s the illegal part? If a chick wants to join that cult and get branded and treated badly, that’s on her. I haven’t seen a word that says he kidnapped or coerced them. Looks like he basically took bored rich women and told them you can be in my club if you follow these rules.
How is that a crime?
Once again, if somebody comes up and says hey give me some naked pictures and damaging information about you. And you decide to provide it to them because you want to, how is that a crime?"

LOL!

[Enchante]

Actress Catherine Oxenberg was quite desperate to try to get her daughter out of this group. There are definitely issues where an adult (e.g, her daughter) denies there is any coercion and says she wants to stay in, but from what I read there are possibly criminal tactics being used.

[familyop]

Your comments remind me of a character in the movie, “Gamer.”

[apocalypto]

Crazy people.

[faithhopecharity]

oh i see

thanks for the info!

ive obviously missed a lot in life, tho i used to be a stamp collector

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