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Toni Natalie, one of Keith Rainiere's ex-girlfriends and survivor of the NXIVM cult, speaks to reporters as she leaves the Brooklyn federal court after Rainiere was sentenced to 120 years in prison on October 27, 2020 in New York. - A "self-help" guru convicted of running a cult-like organization of sex slaves who were branded with his initials was sentenced to 120 years in prison by a New York judge Tuesday.The effective life sentence for Keith Raniere, 60, comes after he was found guilty of coercing women into having sex with him as the charismatic leader of Nxivm, a life-coaching group that attracted a coterie of rich and famous devotees. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)