lauren salzman testimony transcript
Everything we had done, everything I was teaching NXIVMwas all centered around the fact that we can live this principled life, she said. Trial testimony showed surveillance cameras were set up outside the room and the woman wrote letters almost daily asking for forgiveness. The line of questioning was not relevant for reasons Scott Johnson stated. Raniere also drafted a public statement defending the existence of DOS while simultaneously denying he had anything to do with it. Q Yeah, were you surprised that Keith was having these kinds of interactions with these women, most of whom he was sleeping with? It is the defense councils job to cross-examine her about this unpleasant experience. Salzman said in testimony, "It was the most painful thing I've ever experienced." Nicole testified that Mack told her, "pain is love, and you show your love to your master by pain." . I think the full transcripts are meant to drop on January 21st. Salzman said she was once a slave master in the cult, according to the New York Post. The jury was dismissed. Salzman, along with former TV actress Allison Mack and others, was part of 60-year-old Ranieres circle of first-line masters who helped to command the group. The daughter of group cofounder Nancy Salzman, who has pleaded guilty to a single charge of racketeering conspiracy, Salzman, 42, began her testimony last week describing her first meeting. In March 2018, Lauren Salzman, a high-ranking member in the self-empowerment organization NXIVM and a so-called master in the alleged sex cult DOS, was making a smoothie in the kitchen of a house outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, when her friend Loreta Garza, another NXIVM member, burst into the room. Q Did you know he was having these kinds of conversations with these women? According to Salzmans testimony, he immediately instructed all of the DOS first-line slaves to deny that Raniere had any knowledge of DOS, and that the women had branded themselves of their own volition. PUBLISHED 4:16 PM ET May 20, 2019. A top "slave master" in the alleged sex cult Nxivm said in testimony on Friday she herself was sexually and psychologically enslaved by Keith Raniere, . At one point, Raniere asked Danis mother, Adriana, to stay confined to a room adjacent to Danis, as a way to make it clear to Daniela that her actions were affecting other people close to her, Salzman testified. She talked to the police through the bedroom door, asking if they had a warrant. This story has been shared 114,023 times. She has been on the stand for hours. , and Padilla purchased various BDSM sex toys for use during penance, as a sex-toy company owner testified last week. Raniere required the brands on the women to be on full display and they should all appear happy if they werent to his satisfaction, he would sometimes request a new photo. that Lauren Salzman was held down as another Raniere devotee used a cauterizing pen to etch the initials of Raniere into an area near her pelvis, according to her testimony . All the links come from the docket, available at Court Listener: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6374665/united-states-v-raniere. She said she recruited six women, whom she called her slaves, and who were inducted into the group. Lauren also admitted to threatening the woman with deportation if she continued to disobey Keith's orders. A woman who testified about confining an undocumented migrant in a New York bedroom for nearly two years was sentenced to five years' probation with no prison time on Wednesday. Agnifilo even said at one point she didnt have to answer a question when the objection was sustained, he was actually being helpful to the DOJ and lessening the stress on Salzman. She was dressed in a black pant suit. Lauren is a rat. She testifiedthe DOS would take naked photos before every meeting. A I knew there was some project that they were working on at one point in time. This was ironic, as many credit Parlato as one of the primary architects of his arrest and the cratering of the cult he founded. Wow where to start with all these?! THE COURT: I took her guilty plea, sir. C-SPAN is a private, non-profit public service of the cable television industry that covers the political process. A I felt insecure about it, but that wasnt what was troubling to me. Lauren Salzman had twenty-two slaves when she was exposed & arrested, according to the New York Times. Redirect? TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings as to Keith Raniere, Allison Mack, Clare Bronfman, Kathy Russell, Lauren Salzman, Nancy Salzman held on October 3, 2018, before Judge Scanlon. CA. When she finally left in February 2012, she was driven to the Mexican border by her father and another NXIVM member, who refused to give her immigration papers; in a series of emails read during the trial, when she begged for her papers back, NXIVM officials refused, accusing her of being manipulative and playing games., Salzmans account of how the group treated Dani was one of the most emotional aspects of her testimony. The account of Ranieres arrest capped off the highly revealing direct testimony of Salzman, who has pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy. Knowledge of the group became widespread in late 2017, after the New York Times published its DOS expose featuring an interview and photographs of Edmonson displaying her brand. Parlato has been prominently featured on HBOs docuseries The Vow and was the lead investigator and coordinating producer for Investigation Discoverys The Lost Women of NXIVM. In addition, he was credited in the Starz docuseries 'Seduced' for saving 'slave' women from being branded and escaping the sex-slave cult known as DOS. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Of all the regrettable things I have done with Keith and Nxivm, this by far is the one that gives me the greatest personal sadness, she wrote to the judge. It is the final installment of our report on her cross-examination. Salzman is a former high-ranking member of NXIVM and former partner and confidante of Raniere. A Yes. According to NXIVM senior member Lauren Salzman, at the start of NXIVM meetings, the women described as "slaves" offered a tribute to Raniere. She avoided jail time and was sentenced to time served, five years. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. I didnt want to sit at the defense table and tell a false story about what happened. Press J to jump to the feed. Lauren Salzman, who detailed the group's inner workings during four days of testimony at Keith Raniere's trial, was sentenced to probation. Q Im going to ask you the question again. The organization is commonly called a "cult," and has been termed a "racketeering enterprise" by the U.S. government. Nancy Salzman Salzman, the co-founder of NXIVM with Raniere, was the first of high-ranking officials to plead guilty. Thank you!!! Salzman reluctantly agreed to these conditions, as she desperately wanted to have a child. He would have had a child with you. THE COURT: Look, I am not saying you are not a man you are not a lawyer who maintains his composure. A federal judge sentenced Lauren Salzman, a high-ranking leader of an upstate New York sex cult, to five years of probation on Wednesday, following her "extraordinary" assistance to prosecutors. I just want to say thank you for this post. During that period, Salzman acted as Danis only liaison with the outside world, delivering apologetic letters that she wrote to Raniere few of which, Salzman testified, he actually read. Q And one thats one of the things that you went through; right? And I think DOS took the place of that, in large part, because now you have slaves going out specifically looking for sexual relationships and personal relationships for Keith. I thought it was extremely excruciating. May 7, 2019: first day of the trial; includes opening statements (Tanya Hajjar for the prosecution, Marc Agnifilo for the defense) and the beginning of the first witness testimony, by Sylvie [last name redacted by order of the court], a DOS "slave" under Monica Duran, May 8, 2019: continuation of Sylvie's testimony; start of Mark Vicente's testimony, May 9, 2019: Mark Vicente testimony, continued, May 13, 2019: Mark Vicente testimony, continued, May 14, 2019: no witnesses, just proceedings, May 15, 2019: Mark Vicente testimony, continued, May 16, 2019: Mark Vicente, Stephen Herbits, Charles Fontanelli, May 17, 2019: Charles Fontanelli, Sean Welch, Lauren Salzman, May 28, 2019: Daniela [last name redacted], May 29, 2019: Daniela [last name redacted], continued, June 5, 2019: James Loperfido, Maegan Rees, June 6, 2019: Maegan Rees continued, Dawn Hughes, Nicole [last name redacted], June 7, 2019: Nicole [last name redacted], continued. We were running out of ideas as to what to do Salzman said, according to the New York Post. Theyll testify again. I wanted her to be able to have that. Initially, Raniere said Dani would only have to stay a few days in the room, which contained little other than a bare mattress, for a few days. Salacious Allegations Emerge In NXIVM Sex Cult Trial. I dont want to talk about it anymore. It was illegal extortion, as she realizes now and as she recounted in her guilty plea. AP Lauren Salzman, 45, a former NXIVM collaborator of cult leader Keith Raniere, was sentenced on Wednesday to time served and five years of probation. Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. During that period, Salzman acted as Danis only liaison with the outside world, delivering apologetic letters that she wrote to Raniere few of which, Salzman testified, he actually read. He called in and wanted to make sure we were flicking the wrist hard enough, Salzman said. Salzman and other DOS masters, including Garza, Smallville actress Allison Mack, and Battlestar Galactica actress Nicki Clyne, had flown to Mexico to visit Raniere. In it, she apologized for having disrespected him and for damaging her own reputation as a group leader, as well as that of their theoretical child, someone who doesnt even exist yet. But Raniere was unmoved, dealing her a final blow, Salzman testified, when he revealed that he would be fathering a child with another longtime girlfriend. But Im telling you, I was watching this witness. Q Part of whats happened is that, through the discovery process, you have learned more about Keiths relationships with other women; fair to say? I didnt know what it was. Q When you were in DOS before anybody was arrested, were you doing things intentionally to break the law? I think that Pams passing away relates to the start of DOS. C-SPAN receives no funding from any government. At one point, as former NXIVM member Lauren Salzman testified earlier in the trial, she passed a note to Salzman and Raniere, which read, "Let me out, I've come undone." Raniere is currently. Despite the negative media attention swarming around the group, the understanding among DOS members was that they would participate in a recommitment ceremony, pledging their allegiance to Raniere which, as Salzman later testified, was assumed to mean group sex. since her testimony, Salzman has become a . I knew that before. Q Was your intention to hurt people or was it to help people? I am responsible for Lauren being before you.. His work to expose and take down NXIVM is featured in books like Captive by Catherine Oxenberg, Scarred by Sarah Edmonson, The Program by Toni Natalie, and NXIVM. I stayed with Keith despite all the other [sexual] relationships, and that was something that he could have been honest with me about, and mischaracterizing and making me feel sorry for him because his life is so hard because we lost our friends and I cant get my shit together is not what was going on. Everyone rises for the jury. For more information, please see our I misheard the answer. It kills me that I hurt people that I loved so much, a teary Salzman told the court. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Privacy Policy. A Because I think Keith had a whole bunch of people [DOS first line women] to meet his objectives and serving him in a way that Pam facilitated before. Camila and Lauren Salzman were two of these recruiters, as was Smallville actress Allison Mack, who served as Raniere's right hand in DOS. She said it was hard to keep Raniere satisfied. AGNIFILO: Im more concerned, quite frankly, about, I thought I took great pains to be appropriate and even-keeled. The judge said he would have CONSIDERED it, not allowed it. The messages also revealed that Camila was 15 when . I was annoyed initially but now I understand. Discussing NXIVM, the New York Capital Region-based group that sold expensive seminars of dubious value. Lauren Salzman, a "first-line master" within DOS, testified that there were five stages of recruitment. Raniere had also planned to build a dungeon in the basement of the sorority house, and Padilla purchased various BDSM sex toys for use during penance, as a sex-toy company owner testified last week. My testimony is scaffolded by the extraordinary research of Steve McMurray who assembled the jigsaw of faces, places, and relationships I recalled and relayed. That's led to speculation she may cooperate. Q Let me ask you the question. Part 1: Lauren Salzman: Cross Examination Stopped by Judge: Women of Raniere and Lauren's Acceptance of Them Part 2: Lauren Salzman Cross Examination Stopped by Judge: Lauren Asked If She Was an Adult Part 3: Lauren Salzman Cross Examination Stopped by Judge: Lauren's Pain Over Not Having Child actress Nicki Clyne, had flown to Mexico to visit Raniere. Lauren Salzman told a Brooklyn jury that as members of a secret master-slave society within an upstate New York group called Nxivm, women were so brainwashed they would jump at all hours. Thats not how it works. I think Lauren did an excellent job of clearly articulating things as they were and not getting tripped up by Agnifilo. He is in every sense a hypocrite. I haven't purchased any additional transcripts from PACER. [she is alternately tearing up and holding back tears.]. Of all the things I did in this case and all the crimes that were committed, this was the worst thing I did, she said, sobbing. Lauren stepped down. That happened at least once that I know of. {"vloc":"auto","floating":true,"playlist":"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/feeds\/c132tQIF.json","ph":2} Id. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! If the appeal is successful, Keith will be in the exact same place he was before the trial began in jail, indicted, and awaiting court. AGNIFILO: I dont know why Your Honor cut off my cross-examination. She told Salzman that cops had just arrived at the house to arrest Keith Raniere, the groups charismatic head, and Salzmans on-off lover of nearly 20 years. Salzman, a former member of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere's Read More FILE - This Oct. 4, 2018 photo shows Lauren Salzman as she leaves Brooklyn Federal Court in New York. All Rights reserved. The Government showed that there were 25 people admitted into Keiths inner circle over the years, but it looks like some of them Jack Levy, Monica Duran, Kristin Keefe have had few, if any articles devoted to them on here. THE COURT: All right, the witness is excused. There were a lot of things created and they had all been created and implemented in my absence, so I knew that I had come into something, that there had been things before. Following Ranieres arrest in Mexico, Salzman said, she started to come to terms with the true extent of Ranieres thrall over her; at times, she appeared to be processing it even while she was on the stand. Tell us what you think will happen next? According to Salzmans testimony, he and Dani reached an agreement that she would be confined in a room in a home she shared with her parents, with no communication with the outside world; if she did not agree to these terms, Salzman testified, she would have to go back to Mexico. Court Reporter/Transcriber TypeWrite Word Processing Service, Telephone number 518-581-8973. at 1619-20 (testimony of Lauren Salzman that Raniere preferred DOS recruits to be individuals "in positions of power and influence"). Nothing.. I was beginning to realize that I was looking forward to the end of January like my sons awaiting a Star Wars movie, and that I might be in for disappointment, is there another place to access these? Why wouldnt there be all of the transcripts that we could at least buy? God, do l ever loathe Keith. I didnt understand the question. Q . And whether shes telling the truth, whether the jury believes her, I think its absolutely necessary that there be a certain level of consideration for someones condition. He would have had a child with you., Pea: He was sentenced on October 27, 2020. Q Was it hard to hear his voice with their voices in these recordings that you transcribed? Salzman was a high-ranking NXIVM member who dodged a prison sentence entirely after testifying for the feds against Raniere. I agree. Lauren Salzman, whose mother co-founded Nxivm. Yeah, where he says . To think I was right at your side and sacrificed for you. C-SPAN's operating revenues come from license fees paid by cable systems and satellite companies that offer the network to their. Others were threatened with the release of their collateral - nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members turned over to their "masters" to ensure obedience and silence - if they didn't have unwanted sex with him. In response, Salzman sent him a seven-page letter recounting all the ways she was behaving inappropriately. This book would not exist, and my integration would not have been as thorough, without Steve's research efforts. THE COURT: You may ask your question. Its all there, its on the record. I thought she made it very clear she gave a very reasonable and lucid statement, I think its in Part 5 of the transcriptabout why she decided to plead guilty. Q Do you know if a box of her belongings was taken to your mothers house? By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Along with Raniere, Bronfman, Mack, and Salzman's daughter Lauren, the co-founder was arrested for an array of crimes in 2018. Former devotee Lauren Salzman told a New York City jury that members of secret master-slave society Nxivm were brainwashed to respond at all hours when asked for "acts of care". But the jurist was convinced Salzman was a changed woman, saying her new gig caring for animals is about as different as participating in Nxivm than anything I can imagine., This defendant has an inner sense of empathy and duty, Garaufis added Wednesday, as he highlighted Salzmans extensive and sincere cooperation with the government.. If I didnt think it was problematic, I wouldnt have raised it. Lauren Salzman, Nxivm cult member who secretly pleaded guilty last week Salzman's guilty plea last Monday did not appear on any public calendar, and portions of the transcript are. Q In terms of you and your slaves, that didnt happen, right?, A My personal knowledge of what was going on in the other [slave] groups, based on what the women were sharing . She doesnt want a child with KAR, who cant even keep it up enough to even shoot blanks LOL. She should be very proud of herself that she took the stand, answered questions bravely and articulately. Mack, 38, of Smallville fame, was sentenced to three years in prison last month, after prosecutors asked for leniency due to her cooperation. Bronfman has asked a federal appellate court to vacate her old sentence and order she be resentenced. Actually it sounds like Lauren was really being ethical and was waking up to what that really means. Aww you're so welcome! Two cages had already been ordered for the dungeon, according to the New York Post. Q Let me just ask you the question. According to her testimony which has so far taken three days when police arrived at the home where Raniere was staying, he was taking a nap in an upstairs bedroom, so she ran up to try to help him escape. Raniere's trial began on May 7 and ended on June 19, 2019. Salzman, the former president and co-founder of NXIVM, was sentenced Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, to 42 months in prison and fined $150,000, but won't be locked up until January. So thanks Lauren. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. On Wednesday, Salzman apologized for keeping a woman named Daniela captive in a room from 2010 to 2012 at Ranieres request and threatening to deport her to Mexico. The links included here are the ones accessible to everyone. Q And from time to time, Kristin would write e-mails as though it was Hector [Dani and Camis father]; correct, she did that from time to time? Salzman obviously did. I was very upset, she said. pmc_jwplayer('jwplayer_c132tQIF_yTTJs9q5_div','yTTJs9q5').setup( Raniere wanted this testimony forever suppressed and sealed so that no one would ever know what he and Salzman had admitted or lied about under oath. Im asking about what you know, what you know based on what you saw and what you saw other people doing with your own senses, eyewitness-type stuff; you didnt see any of that? Terrified, she called out Ranieres name, only for him to emerge from a walk-in closet next to the bedroom. Raniere had fled to Mexico the year before, following a. that he was the grandmaster of DOS, a NXIVM offshoot and secret all-female sorority of masters and slaves. Allegedly run by Raniere, the group reportedly had branded women, forced them to provide collateral in the form of explicit naked photos, and coerced them into having sex with him. Salzman said Ranierehad sex with seven of the eight members of the top inner circle, known as DOS an acronym for a Latin phrase roughly translated as "Lord/master of obedient women." If youre going to commit a crime, dont record yourself admitting to it. Q You didnt know the specifics of the conversations because you werent there; right? He also instructed the group to make a website for the group under the new name Bar Alpha Mu, as he had told the women to tell other members of NXIVM that the brand was not of his initials, but of the Greek symbols. And when I found that I had done things that I believe are wrongful, and also criminal, I did exactly what Keith taught me to do, which is take responsibility for and figure out how to fix it. They began a sexual relationship in 2001, which they continued in secret until 2008 or 2009, while she was in DOS. The trial transcripts offer by far the most gripping (and soul-crushing) account for sure. Salzmanpleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in March. 80% . President (To Win Colorado) (D) Joe Biden* (R) Donald Trump. The judge tried to get Agnifilo off this point and he just kept coming back. An appeal on Lauren Salzman testimony not being finished will not overturn all those counts of guilty. The branding ceremony took place in 2017 inside a house near Albany, where female members of the so-called cult Nxivm . Q Right. Lauren Salzman, who pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in March, told jurors that for many years Keith Raniere, 58, was the most important. She and other members would do tasks at the orders of Raniere, and were punished severely if they didn't fulfill their duties, she testified. if(typeof(jQuery)=="function"){(function($){$.fn.fitVids=function(){}})(jQuery)}; And we saw that coming, I dont think [Kristin leaving] was suddenly. Q Was it hard to listen to the conversations? So IMO no appeal will be granted- KAR own lawyer probably put the last nail in the coffin!