Following the arrest of Keith Lanier, the leader of the American "sex cult" organization "Nxivm", the number two person and co-founder Nancy Salzman also ushered in his own trial day.
On September 8, 2021, local time, Nancy was sentenced to three and a half years in prison, suspended, fined 150,000 US dollars (1 US dollar is about 6.4 yuan), confiscated personal property 500,000 US dollars and several properties.
Previously, Lanier had been sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2019 for seven felonies involving extortion, sex trafficking, and child sexual exploitation. Some people questioned that Nancy's 42-month sentence seemed insignificant compared to Lanier's sentence, but the defense lawyer's argument that Nancy voluntarily surrendered and had an old mother to support seemed to successfully impress the presiding judge.
Nancy Salzman and Keith Lanier (left)
Before he went to prison, Lanier forced more than 20 women to become his exclusive "sex slaves" and cheap labor through brainwashing and extortion. The youngest of the victims was a Mexican girl who was nearly 15 years old. In the process, Nancy acts as a co-conspirator to recruit women for Laniere and force them to fall into the abyss step by step.
Nancy and Lanier were duly punished, but the scars they left on the victims' hearts are still faintly painful.
Open recruitment of "sex slaves" for "masters"
As in countless mornings in the past, when she wakes up, the girl Selvi habitually sends a text message: "Good morning, master." She knocked on several purple loving emojis behind the text message and attached a nude photo of herself. The recipient of the text message was none other than Keith Lanier, the leader of "Nxivm."
When she joined Nxivm, Selvi was only 18 years old, and she was trapped in this cave for 13 years. Selvi, who had the original intention of improving her riding skills, did not expect that she would eventually become a "sex slave" driven by Lanier. On May 8, 2019, 32-year-old Selvi appeared as a witness at the scene of the trial of Lanier.
Selvi was just one of many of Ranier's former fans, some of whom woke up earlier. In October 2017, a group of "Nxivm" victims wrote an article in the New York Times accusing Ranier, followed by a number of public figures, including the famous Canadian actress Sarah Edmondson, who also appeared to tell their unbearable experiences during joining "Nxivm".
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Amid the indictments of the crowd, the cult face of "Nxivm" gradually became clear.
In 1998, Lanier and Nancy founded Nxivm in Albany, New York, under the guise of "removing psychological and emotional barriers for women and promoting better self-actualization," selling courses called "designed to help individuals achieve their goals in life" at tuition of thousands of dollars a month. Over the years, the organization has offices throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with approximately 16,000 members.
As one of the curriculum makers, Nancy controls the minds of her members through teaching and thus reaping financial benefits. She designed the Senior Manager Success Program, which provides trainees with so-called personal and professional development training at tuition fees of up to $3,400. Success courses cost even more, such as $7,500 for a 16-day "intensive training." If you catch Lanier's birthday, it can be celebrated for up to a week, and participation costs $2,000. At the time of Nancy's arrest, police found more than $500,000 in cash in her home alone.
Nancy Salzman
Seemingly unremarkable training institutions, but behind the undercurrent. "Nxivm" founded a series of sub-institutions, such as Dominus Obsequious Sororium (Dominus Obsequious Sororium), a private club that claims to promote women's power. The group consisted of fifteen to twenty women, with a clear hierarchy, with the "master" being Lanier and the women being "slaves", and needing to take turns providing sexual services to the "master". They are forbidden to have sex with other people and are also required to recruit backup team members.
Similar sub-institutions are extra-legal places for Lanier to indulge in lust, and Nancy, who is on trial this time, is responsible for finding candidates for Lanier outside, constantly filling and satisfying his appetite.
Source: Global People Magazine