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#Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere should get life in prison: prosecutors

#Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere should get life in prison: prosecutors

August 28, 2020 | 12:39pm

Convicted Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere has no remorse for his crimes and is even putting up a $25,000 prize for anyone to find holes in his case, prosecutors allege in court new papers requesting he be sentenced to life in prison.

Prosecutors say Raniere’s lack of contrition since his 2019 conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, combined with the seriousness of his crimes warrants the stiff sentence, to “prevent and deter future wrongdoing.”

“Raniere’s post-conviction conduct reflects his total denial of culpability for the crimes of which he was convicted,” the sentencing documents, filed Friday in Brooklyn Federal Court, charge.

Raniere has been in regular contact with his followers — including one of his reputed sex slaves Nicki Clyne — and has “expressed contempt for his victims, the prosecution, and the Court,” the court filing says.

For example, Raniere told one of his supporters on an April 8 phone call from jail that “major witnesses all lied” and Raniere “expressed his view that ‘this judge’— referring to the court— was corrupt,” the court documents says.

Raniere added that he and his followers should, “get scrutiny on this judge, get some pundit who is willing to speak out about what this judge is saying, which is crazy, and the judge needs to know he’s being watched,” according to the court filing.

Nxivm leader Keith Raniere
Nxivm leader Keith Raniere is seen in a courtroom sketch from last year.REUTERS

Raniere even told his followers to start a podcast which would hold a contest for members of the public to look for holes in the prosecution’s case at trial in exchange for a cash prize.

Raniere said in a Jan. 8 email that the prizes should be $25,000, prosecutors allege.

In calls with one follower, Raniere went on “lengthy diatribes on the criminal justice system,” and “Raniere claims that his conviction resulted from corruption,” the court documents claim.

At his October 27 sentencing — which has previously been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic — Raniere faces 15 years to life behind bars.

Jurors in Raniere’s six-week trial found him guilty of running a twisted sex-slave ring within Nxivm called DOS, in which his “slaves” were branded with his initials and forced to do his sexual bidding.

The purported self-help guru, who was known as “Vanguard” within the upstate organization, would hold collateral against the women such as naked photos to keep them in line.

Raniere’s codefendants in the case included former “Smallville” actress Allison Mack, Seagrams heiress Clare Bronfman, Lauren Salzman, Nancy Salzman and Nxivm bookkeeper Kathy Russell.

The women all pleaded guilty to various charges.

Raniere has since been sued by 80 people who claim they were lured into his cult to be forced into labor and medical experiments.

Raniere’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, told The Post, “Mr. Raniere maintains his innocence and he stands by his teachings. He remains committed to fighting this case and believes he will be vindicated.”

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