INSIDE A SEX CULT
THE screaming went on for up to 30 minutes, desperate cries from naked women who were being branded like cattle while three people held them each of them down.
Afterwards, the initials KR would be seared into the flesh of their pelvises, there as a permanent reminder that they were part of an “elite sisterhood” and devotees of the man in charge.
KR stands for Keith Raniere, founder of the so-called marketing and empowerment company Nxivm (pronounced nex-ee-um), which had thousands of people – including actors, athletes and businesspeople – in its thrall.
Being branded was the ultimate honour, the women were told, proof they were among the chosen
