Episode 11: NXIVM Cult
03/03/22 • 30 min
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In 2017, a New York Times report inspired a justice department investigation that took down an American multi-level marketing scheme turned 'sex cult' known as NXIVM. The organization had been operating for nearly two decades under the guise of offering self-help deprogramming to heiresses, Hollywood actors and powerful CEOs. Founder, Keith Raniere, was hailed as an elusive, god-like savant within the company. ex-NXIVM members recount overcoming anxieties, phobias, and even witnessing peers have medical conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's cured by NXIVM’s method. The Dalai Lama even visited Albany to commend Raniere’s ethical work in May of 2009. But, after one survivor came forward to the New York Times , NXIVM had finally been exposed for what it was—a barbaric organization that abused its members emotionally and physically.
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In 2017, a New York Times report inspired a justice department investigation that took down an American multi-level marketing scheme turned 'sex cult' known as NXIVM. The organization had been operating for nearly two decades under the guise of offering self-help deprogramming to heiresses, Hollywood actors and powerful CEOs. Founder, Keith Raniere, was hailed as an elusive, god-like savant within the company. ex-NXIVM members recount overcoming anxieties, phobias, and even witnessing peers have medical conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's cured by NXIVM’s method. The Dalai Lama even visited Albany to commend Raniere’s ethical work in May of 2009. But, after one survivor came forward to the New York Times , NXIVM had finally been exposed for what it was—a barbaric organization that abused its members emotionally and physically.
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Website: www.easterncrimezone.com
Instagram: @easterncrimezone
Twitter:ECZpod
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/ilya-kuznetsov/serenity
License code: QBHWVUMIP3M1TOFY
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