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Inside the Nxivm sex cult and how the survivors escaped

The Times
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Inside the Nxivm sex cult and how the survivors escaped
Barbara Bouchey is a former member of NXIVM, a brutal sex cult masquerading as a wellbeing retreat for the rich. Photo / Getty Images

To the outside world Nxivm was an exclusive wellbeing programme for the rich and famous. In reality it was a brutal and abusive sex cult. As The Vow, a new HBO series telling the story airs, Laura Pullman speaks to the men and women who escaped.

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