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Final testimony concludes in Nxivm trial. Judge calls it a most unusual case.

[Judge Nicholas Garaufis, Nxivm leader Keith Raniere]

Dianne Lipson was in court Friday and Saturday for the final testimony in the Nxivm trial and a conference before the judge. Here’s her wrap-up of the testimony in this bizarre []

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Photos and emails take up final days of testimony as Nxivm trial wraps up

[Attorney Paul DerOhannesian]

It’s hard to believe the Nxivm trial is wrapping up already. Today we have for you Dianne Lipson’s report on Thursday’s testimony. As we said when the trial started, the defense planned to call no witnesses, and Keith Raniere himself would not be testifying. Dianne said she’d be giving us a report later []

NXIVM trial witness: Keith Raniere operated like L. Ron Hubbard and other cult crackpots

[Rick Ross was targeted by Nxivm for more than a decade. We first wrote about him in 1995.]

Dianne Lipson continues to give us a front row view as the Nxivm trial winds down. Here’s her report on Wednesday’s entire day of testimony…

Wednesday morning saw the last bit of direct testimony from investigator Richard Guerci. He []

NXIVM: More cross-examination of a ‘slave’ asking how much they admired Keith Raniere

[Keith Raniere’s attorney Marc Agnifilo, photo by Dianne Lipson]

Dianne Lipson was in court Tuesday afternoon for another gripping session in the Nxivm trial, including the cross-examination of witness “Jaye.” Here’s Dianne’s []

Allison Mack to sex slave on seducing Keith Raniere: ‘I give you permission to enjoy it’

[Allison Mack outside the Brooklyn courtroom earlier this year]

Dianne Lipson is out of the courtroom to give us this report from this morning’s testimony at the Nxivm []

NXIVM: Keith Raniere’s attorney asks sex slave witness, did you fantasize about rough sex?

[Keith Raniere and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo]

Dianne Lipson was in court again yesterday, and here’s her report on the Monday testimony at the Nxivm []

NXIVM: A Keith Raniere sex slave describes the trauma of being branded

[A Nxivm brand]

We’ve been on the road, and so we didn’t have a chance until today to post Dianne Lipson’s gripping account of Nicole’s testimony on Friday afternoon at the Nxivm trial. Nicole, an actress, described what it was like to be branded as one of Keith Raniere’s sex slaves in yet more gripping testimony []

NXIVM: Actress describes being subjected to unwanted sex while blindfolded

 Dianne Lipson was in court for the ongoing Nxivm trial, and she has a report on the Friday morning session for us. But first, here are her impressions of Thursday afternoon’s []

NXIVM: Expert testimony on the myths and misconceptions of sexual assault

[Dr. Dawn Hughes]

Dianne Lipson is out from the morning session in the Nxivm trial, and has this report for []

NXIVM chat logs: Keith Raniere’s penis envy and narcissism: ‘I suspect I’m a pretty sellable guy’

[Keith Raniere]

The Nxivm trial resumed Wednesday after a holiday break. Our Dianne Lipson was on the scene and has this incredible report…

We are in cross-examination of James Loperfido, who had created multiple companies for Nxivm, conducted by Mark Agnifilo. []