NXIVM founder Keith Raniere's former 'slaves' attend his sentencing - Daily Mail

Fifteen of Keith Raniere's former 'slaves' confronted him in court on Tuesday to eviscerate him as a 'parasite', 'monster' and 'psychological terrorist' before he was sentenced to spend the rest of  his life in prison. .

Raniere, 60, was sentenced to 120 years behind bars for running the cult from 1998, during which time he sexually enslaved women, brandished them and starved them. He maintains he is innocent and misunderstood. .

Among them was Toni Natalie, the girlfriend he was dating when he founded the cult, India Oxenberg, the daughter of Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg, and a woman who gave her name just as Camila.

Those women posed together in solidarity outside the courtroom after Raniere was sentenced. .

Ucci described the day as the 'finale' to his reign of terror. Catherine Oxenberg spoke to GMA on Wednesday morning to call Raniere a 'vile monster'. She tried for years to extract her daughter from the cult.  .

As the founder of NXIVM, the court had heard how the cult-like group kept women on starvation diets, branded them with his initials, and ordered them to have sex with him. .

Branding Raniere 'ruthless and unyielding' in crimes that were 'particularly egregious' because he targeted girls and young women, Judge Garaufis said: 'To him, the brave victims… are liars. Mr.

NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere has been sentenced to 120 years behind bars after a dramatic hearing where he was confronted by 15 of his victims .

Fifteen women gave victim impact statements on Tuesday. Among them were former girlfriends of Raniere and former victims. They labeled him a 'parasite' and a 'psychological terrorist'. .

Kristen Keefe gives a victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing in the sex trafficking and racketeering case against NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere as Raniere listens

Named DOS, the sub-sect involved women being his sexual slaves and submitting themselves entirely to his control. 

Supporters: Linda Chung, left, Nicki Clyne, center, and Michelle Hatchette leave Brooklyn federal court following the sentencing hearing for self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, Tuesday. Raniere himself maintains he has done nothing wrong and he still enjoys the support of some loyal followers

Among others involved in the cult were actresses Allison Mack - who is in jail awaiting her own sentencing - and India Oxenberg, the daughter of Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg who escaped and cooperated with the authorities to convict Raniere. 

Allison Mack (left) is yet to be sentenced.  Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman (right) has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison

Oxenberg ended up cooperating with prosecutors to put Mack and leader Keith Raniere behind bars

Bronfman and Mack were arrested in April 2018, a month after Raniere was taken into custody in Mexico. 

Bronfman was sentenced to 81 months in a federal prison but Mack has not yet been sentenced

Raniere had, until then, tried and failed multiple times to launch his own business. 

Natalie later recalled Salzman becoming enthralled with Raniere, as many other women who met him did.   

A court sketch of Raniere in June 2019 when he was convicted of seven counts including child porn and sex trafficking

One of the turning points in the cult came in 2002 when Salzman and Raniere recruited members of the influential Bronfman family. 

He became suspicious and publicly accused Raniere of running a cult in a Forbes article. 

For the next several years, they tried to legitimize themselves with wholesome associations, all the while running the cult of sexual servitude to Raniere behind closed doors. 

In 2011, actresses Allison Mack and India Oxenberg became some of the newest recruits to the group. 

Mack rose through the ranks quickly and grew close to Raniere, who was referred to as the 'Vanguard' to cult members

It was a sub-sect within the cult that involved women being branded with Raniere's initials and having to perform sexual servitude. 

Toni Natalie, second from left, and India Oxenberg, right, arrive with their attorneys at Brooklyn federal court for the sentencing hearing

Raniere had, until then, tried and failed multiple times to launch his own business. 

Natalie later recalled Salzman becoming enthralled with Raniere, as many other women who met him did. 

One of the turning points in the cult came in 2002 when Salzman and Raniere recruited members of the influential Bronfman family. 

He became suspicious and publicly accused Raniere of running a cult in a Forbes article. 

For the next several years, they tried to legitimize themselves with wholesome associations, all the while running the cult of sexual servitude to Raniere behind closed doors. 

2011 - Allison Mack and India Oxenberg recruited 

In 2011, actresses Allison Mack and India Oxenberg became some of the newest recruits to the group. 

Mack rose through the ranks quickly and grew close to Raniere, who was referred to as the 'Vanguard' to cult members. 

DOS was the name given to the secret, sub-sect within the cult that involved women being branded with Raniere's initials and having to perform sexual servitude. 

Other than Raniere, all participants in DOS are women

Bronfman has been sentenced but Mack has not yet  

October 2020: Raniere is sentenced