Camila said Raniere was “calculated and methodical” in the way he positioned himself as a hero and limited her contact with family and other outside support over many years. As I am caught amidst a swirling miasma of prejudicial hate, much of which is flat-out untrue, but none of which related, or even should relate, to the law of my case, will this hate win? At first Camila wasn’t interested in spending time with the so-called genius philosopher whom her parents admired. I need at least one experienced, vociferous, unrelenting justice advocate to join this effort, bring meaning and social value to this dark time, and turn the monologue of hate about my case into a dialogue–a conversation–about truth. I believe the sorority is good–not just good and even noble, but great–and vitally important for women and humanity. The new indictment returned Wednesday adds additional charges for Raniere for child exploitation and possession of child pornography. I felt abandoned for the longest time. 25,252, This story has been shared 19,422 times. “I became unreachable to my parents, my brother, and my friends, until I had no one that would worry about me, no friends to check up on me. The battle we are fighting is for virtuous justice, and our opponent: hate. Follow Sarah Berman on Twitter. NXIVM Child Sex Abuse Victim Says Keith Raniere Stole 12 Years of Her Life The woman who was sexually exploited at age 15 by Raniere said her … Many of the 15 victims who appeared at the sentencing hearing in a Brooklyn federal court talked about his efforts to destabilize their psyches, but an account by a woman who was 15 when Raniere first sexually abused her was among the most gutting statements delivered during the yearslong sex trafficking case. Although my personal situation is wrongful and inhumane, it has even greater consequences for anyone who is affected by our justice system–hopefully all people under the sun who have recited the pledge, “for liberty and justice for all”! He has a long wait ahead and his efforts to hold his cult together over the long years ahead may diminish over time, as he adjusts and gets used to his future – which will be a life in prison and receding hopes that his legacy will be a good one. Nancy Salzman, who is not named in the superseding indictment, pleaded guilty earlier Wednesday to a single racketeering conspiracy charge. Keith Raniere was convicted in 2019 of sex trafficking, conspiracy and child pornography possession. I suspect they are more powerful in context but here goes (I need to type these for, as you know, there is no copy-paste functionality). He is considered ruthless, very powerful, and dangerous. In particular, this battle is waged over the conduct of the Sovereign: Is it dedicated to truth (virtuous) or to winning (hateful)? Nxivm member offered her daughter, 15, to Keith Raniere as a sexual gift and gave him her school schedule testifies FBI agent, who shows jurors child porn pics found on cult leader's computer It is also no surprise the men, dressed as Mexican Federal Officers, who kidnapped me were complete strangers to the few bona fide Mexican officials I did see. Here I stand in the middle of this massive conflict which affects so many people and the very notion of freedom. Of all the monstrous things Keith Raniere did – this might be the worst – to require the mother of a newborn to deny her own child. Raniere’s co-defendants, “Smallville” actress Allison Mack, Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman, Lauren Salzman and Kathy Russell were allegedly aware of his predilection for predation, and even facilitated it, according to prosecutors, who have now charged them for that conduct under a racketeering count. What it shows – and it will likely be used against him at sentencing – is that he does not acknowledge he has done anything wrong and that he is a victim of a corrupt system and sinister forces. It is tragic the current organization has been stymied by a few envious men abusing position of power in government, media, and film; some women who didn’t live up to their sacred honor and vows; and people in general who just feel threatened by this idea. Since 1998, Raniere was the leader of an insular self-help community based in upstate New York, which has tried and failed to fend off cult accusations since 2003. Raniere would later tell her he knew Camila was “special” when she was a little girl, she said. Yes, I can, and should, potentially reverse my trial verdict, but just as importantly– even more so–something good can be done! No matter how detailed, definitive, incisive–or even persuasive–the argument, I know it is false, and absolutely wrongful. Will the prejudice infect justice so the law is ignored and innocence not upheld? If the current group of committed women, for whatever reason, do not carry his considerable body of knowledge, practices, and skills forward, some other group of brave courageous, women should–even must–somehow, somewhere. Camila said the gravity of what was done to her has slowly become clearer. Perhaps his best chance is to express remorse and admit guilt before the judge prior to sentencing. “The first time I was left to have a conversation alone with him, we talked about how I had placed second in my eighth grade spelling bee,” she said. As a non-violent, peace movement leader, with no violence–not even yelling–reported in the sorority, the assertion, “I am scared for my life” is disingenuous at best: I, Keith Raniere, would rather risk my life than threaten another’s. I thought I might share the endings of the three articles I have written: a potential Op. As a metaphor, I find myself a non-violent soldier on a battlefield: my sole weapon is my character. “I missed out on incredibly basic things people learn in their youth.”. March 13, 2019 | 7:26pm | Updated March 13, 2019 | 7:57pm. Your California Privacy Rights Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison for sex trafficking, wire fraud conspiracy, and racketeering acts including the sexual exploitation of Camila. I thought I might share the endings of the three articles I have written: a potential Op. There is no gray area, in-between, or part-time! “When I walked away, I had the mind of a 15-year-old in the body of a 27-year-old,” she said. Camila said she had sexual contact with Raniere “during every meeting we ever had” since she was a teenager. “He wanted me to believe that my only value came from how he felt about me.”. She thought it was a relationship, but looking back Camila said she saw a survival instinct kicking in to please and placate an abuser. In the months leading up to the sexual abuse, Camila said Raniere took her on walks in the middle of the night, “where he would bring up topics of a sexual nature, escalating in detail over time.” Raniere was 45 years old and Camila was 15 when they first had sex, she said. There is a possibility that Keith might avoid a life sentence. Suddenly, I find myself alone, in a fortuitous clearing, where I can potentially make a global difference. Camila said she met Raniere at age 13, when her parents became involved in his company NXIVM, which they believed was a life-coaching program. Ed., about the Sorority, and about the absurdity of some of the charges of my case. This story has been shared 25,252 times. One might ask how I can be so sure? “He hid his abuse behind ideas and concepts of nobility,” she said. (note: much is explained before this ending. “It has taken a long time for me to process the trauma caused by his attempts to control my mind and my world, and his efforts to replace my voice with his own,” the victim, identified in court as Camila, told a Brooklyn judge Tuesday. “I had to become good at figuring out how to stay in his good graces by pleasing him and doing exactly what he wanted me to do,” she said. One of his fixers paid the lease in cash, and heavy velvet drapes blacked out the windows. It is a living thing, a precious thing, and an essential thing to complete the human story: groups that are different are not necessarily bad, and ways of journeying through our lives, only for the few, and too intense for the many, are foundationally important for all of us. As we shall see in the email below, he says that DOS was a noble endeavor that must be preserved, that he was unfairly and unlawfully kidnapped by impostors posing as Mexican Federal Police, that a South American billionaire is out to get him [sounds like total bullshit], and that he is 100 percent innocent. Your Ad Choices If you want to understand the mind of the Vanguard, Keith Alan Raniere, AKA Federal Prisoner 57005-177, you must read his email of last September to his baby mama, Mariana Fernandez in Mexico. This billionaire has stated he will do anything in his power to put me in jail for life–and money is not object. Nxivm leader Keith Raniere had sexual relationships with children and produced kiddie porn of it, according to newly unsealed court papers. 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He’s been accused of heading a secret master-slave group within Nxivm, called DOS, in which women were branded with his initials and forced to have sex with him. I didn’t see it then but he cut me off from anyone who could ever help me.”. Most of the email, he claims, is nothing more than the endings of three different articles he said he has written: an op-ed about how great he is, an article defending DOS, and an article about how his criminal charges are absurd. The missing part of our society, found in a secret group of women like this, aches to be embraced; we should deeply mourn it’s possible loss.
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