NXIVM Leader Was Arrested Just Before Group Sex With Slaves, Ex-Member Testifies
A former member of the alleged sex cult NXIVM was preparing to have group sex with founder Keith Raniere and his “sex slaves” when authorities burst into a Mexican compound to arrest him.
Lauren Salzman said Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court that she barricaded herself in a master suite in a Puerto Vallarta home with Raniere in March 2018 when Mexican federal agents entered, determined to protect him.
“My main concern was to protect Keith. It was almost automatic,” Salzman said, who had been in a decade-long relationship with Raniere. “I chose love over everything, just like we were taught by Keith.”