NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million to 21 Victims in Sex Trafficking Case

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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.

Selome Hailu editorKeith Raneire, convicted sex-trafficker and leader of the NXIVM cult, has been ordered to pay $3.4 million to his victims. The New York Times reported that 21 victims will receive portions of the money, part of which will go towards procedures allowing women to remove Raniere’s branded initials from their skin.