Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

American self-help guru arrested in Puerto Vallarta on Sex Trafficking charges

Keith Raniere, an American self-help "guru" was arrested on Sunday in a luxurious villa in Puerto Vallarta and deported to the United States accused of sex trafficking and forced labor.

Raniere, 57, founded a secret society that branded his sex slaves with his initials like done with cattle by burning. The self-help organization "NXIVM", created 20 years ago and located in Albany, New York. Raniere, also known as "The Vanguard," will appear Tuesday before a federal judge in Texas.

"Raniere showed a gross abuse of power in his efforts to denigrate and manipulate women he considered to be . . .

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