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The Cult of NXIVM

While the religious activities of cults are protected in the US by the First Amendment, the leader of secretive sex cult NXIVM committed crimes when he exploited and manipulated its adherents. What is it about cults that some find so attractive? Author and cult expert Rick Alan Ross speaks with Reena Ninan about the strategies NXIVM used to recruit and indoctrinate its members. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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