Nxivm leader Keith Raniere: FBI had warrant for 2015, but child porn images from 2005

[Keith Raniere]

Nxivm leader Keith Raniere has already successfully kept child sexual assault and child porn charges severed from his upcoming trial. Can he keep the evidence of those child porn images out of the trial as well?

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Jehovah’s Witnesses try to intimidate Mark O’Donnell, and it doesn’t go well for them

[Elders visit the O’Donnells after their Atlantic magazine appearance]

Mark O’Donnell (a/k/a ex-JW activist John Redwood) and his wife Kimmy were featured in a major Atlantic magazine piece last month about the coverup of child abuse in the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization. And now, the organization has struck back. Here’s what Mark posted about it today on Facebook…

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NXIVM: Prosecutors will paint picture of Keith Raniere’s interest in young girls

[Keith Raniere]

More trouble for Nxivm leader Keith Raniere emerged yesterday as jury selection began in a trial that will feature him as the sole defendant now that the others, including Smallville actress Allison Mack, have pleaded guilty.

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NXIVM: Prosecutors ask judge to protect victims and guard against jury nullification

[Judge Nicholas Garaufis and Keith Raniere]

Now that Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman got her sweet deal and Nxivm bookkeeper Kathy Russell got her slap on the wrist, the government is making final preparations for its showdown with Nxivm leader Keith Raniere.

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Hunter comes up with genius way to increase his kill, gets slapped by the feds

You know, it’s really considerate of ranchers in places like Texas to raise exotic species from overseas so hunters can kill them. It’s just a lot more convenient to shoot a blackbuck, also known as an Indian antelope, without flying all the way over to the subcontinent.

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With Clare and Kathy out, Nxivm leader Keith Raniere faces sex slavery trial alone

[Keith Raniere]

Yesterday, we covered the big breaking news that Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman and bookkeeper Kathy Russell both entered guilty pleas just a few weeks before trial is to begin in the Nxivm prosecution. That leaves only Nxivm leader Keith Raniere left to stand trial beginning May 7.

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NXIVM: CLARE BRONFMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 2 FELONIES, FACES 21 to 27 MONTHS

[Clare Bronfman leaves court after pleading guilty. Photo by VillageDianne]

We just spoke with VillageDianne, who was in the courtroom as Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleaded guilty to two felonies that Judge Nicholas Garaufis said would have her facing a sentence of 21 to 27 months in prison.

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Press roundup: HBO will give Nxivm the ‘Going Clear’ treatment

UPDATE: We’ll have a correspondent at the courthouse this afternoon as Clare Bronfman and Kathy Russell plead guilty. That only leaves Keith Raniere — will Vanguard take on the prosecutors all on his own?

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Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Lord’s Evening Meal: Lloyd Evans asks, should you go?

Yesterday we asked ex-JW activist Lloyd Evans some dumb questions about the Lord’s Evening Meal, or The Memorial, that will be taking place tomorrow. Now, he’s put together a video for his audience about the annual event.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses test new legal strategy to combat child abuse claims: Call it incest

Watchtower has made the claim that most JW child abuse cases involve incest.

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Nxivm leader Keith Raniere: FBI had warrant for 2015, but child porn images from 2005

Jehovah’s Witnesses try to intimidate Mark O’Donnell, and it doesn’t go well for them

NXIVM: Prosecutors will paint picture of Keith Raniere’s interest in young girls

NXIVM: Prosecutors ask judge to protect victims and guard against jury nullification

Hunter comes up with genius way to increase his kill, gets slapped by the feds

With Clare and Kathy out, Nxivm leader Keith Raniere faces sex slavery trial alone

NXIVM: CLARE BRONFMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 2 FELONIES, FACES 21 to 27 MONTHS

Press roundup: HBO will give Nxivm the ‘Going Clear’ treatment

Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Lord’s Evening Meal: Lloyd Evans asks, should you go?

Jehovah’s Witnesses test new legal strategy to combat child abuse claims: Call it incest

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