NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison

Defendant Keith Raniere (C) leader of sex cult NXIVM, is seated between his attorneys Paul Der Ohannesian (L) and Marc Agnifilo, during the first day of his sex trafficking trial, in this May 7, 2019, courtroom sketch. Elizabeth Williams via AP, File

NEW YORK—Keith Raniere, the former leader and founder of NXIVM, was sentenced to 120 years in prison at a Brooklyn federal court.

The Oct. 27 sentencing—which likely amounts to life in prison for 60-year-old Raniere—comes after a federal jury found Raniere guilty last year of all seven criminal counts including sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, and racketeering.