Former “Smallville” cast member and accused sex trafficker Allison Mack was released on Tuesday to the custody of her parents in exchange for $5 million bail. The 35-year-old was charged with sex trafficking on Friday in connection with her alleged involvement with Nxivm (“Nexium”), an alleged cult run by Mack and founder Keith Raniere. Authorities said Mack recruited women to join what she claimed was a female mentorship group called Jness. During the branding, Mack told the women to “feel the pain” and to “think of [their] master,” the criminal complaint said. Mack is accused of cajoling her victims into posing for nude photos for Raniere, which reportedly were also used as blackmail.

Source: Huffington Post April 24, 2018 22:52 UTC