Nxivm former members to break vow of silence by testifying against cult leader

Opening arguments are set for Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court as prosecutors have been tight-lipped about who will testify

It was called “collateral” – nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their “masters” to guarantee obedience, silence and sexual fealty to the organization’s spiritual leader, Keith Raniere.

Now some former members of the group, called Nxivm (pronounced nexium) are poised to break their vow of silence by testifying against Raniere, who has been compared to a cult leader. Opening arguments are set for Tuesday at a federal court in Brooklyn.

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