"The Smallville actor Allison Mack says she was once riveted by the influence she wielded through her role in the Nxivm sex cult though it eventually sent her to federal prison, and she now realizes it was abusive. I was excited by the power that I felt having these young, beautiful women look to me and listen to me, Mack, 43, maintains in a new podcast series titled Allison After Nxivm, which contains her first public remarks since her release from prison."
"And yes the sexuality of it was exciting. Mack offered that recollection after pleading guilty in 2021 to charges that she manipulated women to serve Nxivm's leader, Keith Raniere, who was ultimately convicted of sex-trafficking crimes. She was released from a federal prison near San Francisco in 2023 while Raniere was sentenced to 120 years behind bars. The seven-episode Allison After Nxivm, produced by CBC's Uncover,"
Allison Mack described leveraging her Smallville fame to recruit young women into NXIVM and to gain influence over them. She said she felt excited by the power of having young, beautiful women look to her and listen. She described sexual aspects of the group and said Keith Raniere convinced her that physical intimacy with him would help resolve childhood sexual exploitation trauma. She pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges that she manipulated women to serve Raniere and served time in federal prison before her 2023 release. She said women in NXIVM were brainwashed, branded with Raniere's initials and forced to have sex with him.
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