Former self-help guru Keith Raniere was a 'predator' who preyed on young women, including a 15-year-old girl, and turned them into sex slaves as part of a cultlike organization, a federal prosecutor told a jury at the start of his trial on Tuesday
NEW YORK - Former self-help guru Keith Raniere was a"predator" who preyed on young women, including a 15-year-old girl, and turned them into sex slaves as part of a cultlike organization, a federal prosecutor told a jury at the start of his trial on Tuesday.
"No one could challenge his authority," Hajjar told jurors as Raniere listened from the defense table, wearing a blue shirt and gray sweater with his formerly shoulder-length hair cut short. While prosecutors have not said who will take the witness stand, former"Smallville" star Allison Mack and Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman have already pleaded guilty to playing supporting roles in the scheme, as well as three other women accused of involvement in Raniere's crimes.
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