VICSSLAM SEX SLAVE MONSTER IN COuRT No bail for upstate cult leader
THE UPSTATE cult leader charged with turning women into sex slaves during a repugnant two-decade reign stood mute at a Friday hearing where he was jailed without bail.
Keith Raniere, arrested last month in Mexico and returned for prosecution in Brooklyn Federal Court, was led into a courtroom as former “Dynasty” star Catherine Oxenberg and also his exgirlfriend looked on.
“Seeing him being held accountable in the system he’s been using to abuse people for 20 years — they have his number,” said former lover Toni Natalie. “It’s up. It’s over.”
Oxenberg said her daughter India was among the women recruited by Raniere to his secret society called The Vow, where the victims were lured into a mentorship group that instead turned them into slaves.
Some of his brainwashed followers were actually branded with Raniere’s initials, authorities charged.
Raniere, who wore a loose-fitting beige prison outfit and thickrimmed black glasses, was due back in court on April 27.
The cult leader responded “Yes, your honor” when Judge Steven Tiscione asked if he understood the charges the FBI filed against