Jury selection starts in sex-slave case

NEW YORK: Jury selection began yesterday for a trial expected to detail allegations that a cult-like group based in upstate New York recruited sex slaves for its spiritual leader.

The sex-trafficking case is against Keith Raniere and three co-defendants who were allegedly “enablers”. They include heiress Clare Bronfman and TV actress Allison Mack of

Court papers allege a purported self-help group formed a secret society of women branded with Raniere’s initials and forced to have sex with him. The defendants have pleaded not guilty.