A Vancouver woman who sued NXIVM leader Keith Raniere for abuse she suffered in the cult says she can finally move on with her life after he was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Tuesday. The disgraced guru, whose followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, targeted young girls and women through his sex-trafficking cult masquerading as a self-help program. The Vancouver woman's video-recorded victim impact statement was played in federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis sentenced Raniere to life in prison. Although she said she's happy with the sentence, she says there's a sense of loss that 120 years behind bars can't account for. "There's also a lot of sadness that a really beautiful group was destroyed because he lied to many of us," Edmondson said.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2020 00:45 UTC