Actor Jessica Joan, Who Helped Convict Keith Raniere and Allison Mack, Feels ‘Closure’ After Sentencing

Keith Raniere, the convicted leader of NXIVM, has been ordered to pay $3.5 million to 21 victims of his sex-trafficking scheme, in part to surgically remove scars from branding rituals.The brands depicting Raniere’s initials were meant to symbolize the womens’ status as sex slaves for the self-help guru who once had an international following.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAbby Quinn will star in an upcoming Blumhouse and Epix movie set in Nashville opposite Shiloh Fernandez and Joshua Leonard. They join the previously announced Alexxis Lemire and Katey Sagal in the film, which has the working title of “Tattered Hearts.” The movie centers on a promising up-and-coming country duo who seek out the secluded mansion of their idol (Sagal), a former country music star and “Music City” royalty turned recluse.

UPDATED, 7:39 PM: A judge has ordered Keith Raniere to pay $3.4 million to 21 individuals victimized by his NXIVM sex cult, according to a report in The New York Times.

India Oxenberg, a NXIVM survivor who was forced into sexual slavery and branded by Allison Mack, says that the former Smallville’s sentencing was shocking for her at first because it has taken years to get to this point. And just after a matter of hours in court, Mack’s fate was sealed. “It was sort of surreal that it actually happened so quickly,” she says, while admitting this has brought closure to a horrible chapter in her life.

India Oxenberg, a NXIVM survivor who was forced into sexual slavery and branded by Allison Mack, says that the former ’s sentencing was shocking for her at first because it has taken years to get to this point. And just after a matter of hours in court, Mack’s fate was sealed. “It was sort of surreal that it actually happened so quickly,” she says, while admitting this has brought closure to a horrible chapter in her life. On Wednesday, U.S.

Smallville actor Allison Mack has been jailed for three years for manipulating women into becoming sex slaves for the leader of the NXIVM cult.It comes after Mack previously provided federal prosecutors with an audio tape that helped convict sex cult leader Keith Raniere.In 2019, the actor pleaded guilty in court to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges relating to the NXIVM cult and its sub sect, DOS.She was also charged with a number of offences relating to sex trafficking and is

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe federal judge presiding over the prosecution of the NXIVM sex cult case has released a blistering memo on his decision to sentence actor Allison Mack to three years in prison for her role in the aiding Keith Raniere, the self-help guru who is now a convicted sex trafficker serving a 120-year sentence.U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis did not mince words.

Allison Mack has received her sentencing.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorActor Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in federal prison, a stunning downfall for the fresh-faced actor who spent a decade as a fan favorite on of “Smallville” but then became a key figure in the NXIVM cult led by convicted sex trafficker Keith Raniere.Mack, 38, learned her fate Wednesday morning in federal court in Brooklyn from U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis.

In a Brooklyn sentencing hearing that went a lot faster than expected today, Allison Mack has been given three years behind bars for her extreme participation in the NXIVM cult.

“Smallville” actor Allison Mack was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for her role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like NXIVM group.

NEW YORK -- TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in a scandal-ridden, cult-like upstate New York group, is facing sentencing Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader.Mack — best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on the series “Smallville” — is set to appear Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court.

Allison Mack issued another apology to the NXIVM sex cult survivors just days before her sentencing.

In court filings obtained by TheWrap, Mack’s attorneys asked the judge to consider that the actress has “publicly denounced” Keith Raniere, the leader of the NXIVM sex cult and has cooperated with federal investigators along with her plea agreement. Mack was arrested in 2018 and pled guilty to charges that she manipulated women, including ones in college sororities, into joining NXIVM and then aiding Raniere in taking nude photos of them to coerce them into sex acts.