NEW YORK—An ex-member of the purported self-help organization NXIVM recounted how she was forced into a sexual encounter with the group’s leader, Keith Raniere, as she detailed the inner workings of a secret master-slave society within the group during an hours-long testimony.
The witness known as Sylvie, a British national identified by her first name only, continued describing her daily activities as a “slave” of the society—at some points getting visibly emotional—as day two of the ongoing trial took place inside the courtroom at the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.
