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    NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Found Guilty Of All Charges In Sex Cult Case

    The secretive group espoused a philosophy of self-help but was accused of recruiting women as sex slaves. Charges against Raniere, known as "Vanguard," included sex trafficking and racketeering.
    by Vanessa Romo Jun 19, 2019 2 minutes

    Updated at 3:48 p.m. ET

    The leader of NXIVM, a group that espoused a philosophy of self-improvement but was accused of recruiting, grooming and even branding an inner circle of female sex slaves, was found guilty Wednesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn, N.Y.

    Keith Raniere, who was

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