A top-ranking member of the purported self-help organization NXIVM—which gained infamy over egregious sex-trafficking charges—pleaded guilty on March 13. At the same time, the group’s leader was hit with new child pornography charges.
The latest development in the high-profile New York case—which has seen its trial date repeatedly pushed back—marked a major turn for the future of NXIVM’s high-ranking members, who were first indicted last year.
