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Self-help guru convicted in lurid sex-trafficking case

The former leader of a purported self-help group was convicted Wednesday of federal charges that centered on lurid details of what prosecutors called a secret society of "sex slaves" within a community of followers in upstate New York.

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Jun 19, 2019, 3:20 PM

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