Keith Raniere, the former cult leader of NXIVM may be in prison but are his followers recruiting new members?
There is concern that the cult group is rebranding.
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Every night, since July 3rd, a group of people dance to support the federal inmates outside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
Mark Vicente, a filmmaker and former high-ranking NXIVM member who was a key witness against Raniere during his trial last year, recognized at least six people leading the dancers as well-known members of NXIVM.
Mark noted that the social media followers of the group were a “Who’s Who of the NXIVM World,” naming nearly a dozen people.
“ Why are all the key figures Raniere loyalists? This is all in tribute to Raniere."
Raniere is in the Metropolitan Detention Center awaiting sentencing after being convicted in June 2019 on all of the federal counts lodged against him — including racketeering, sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy.
He faces a possible life sentence; his sentencing has been adjourned indefinitely because the #coronavirus pandemic has prevented his lawyers from visiting him.
Social media posts for the group show dancers with signs that include a phone number for those interested in joining the cause.
Nothing in the online description of the group identifies it as being linked to NXIVM.
“ When this many diehard Raniere supporters gather, it is a cause for concern,” says the attorney who represents litigants in a federal civil lawsuit against Raniere and 14 of his associates. “Clearly, none of these people have an issue supporting a notorious human trafficker,
Source: originally posted by @markvicente
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