Nxivm head allegedly has history of sexual interest in young girls

https://nyp.st/2GEavG1 Yet another woman who was allegedly raped as a child by the leader of the accused sex cult Nxivm could take the stand at his upcoming trial, according to new court documents. Prosecutors said they want to call the woman, identified in court papers only as “Jane Doe X,” to testify to prove Nxivm leader Keith Raniere had a habit of preying on young girls. Raniere, 58, is already facing charges of sexual exploitation of a child for the alleged rape of then-15-year-old Jane Doe 2. The filing claims Raniere had “repeated sexual intercourse” with Doe X when she was just 12 and 13 years old. “The defendant’s abuse of Jane Doe X and Jane Doe 2 occurred when both victims were around the same age, and Jane Doe X and Jane Doe 2 both had parents who trusted the defendant and left them unsupervised to be tutored or mentored by the defendant and cared for by women in the defendant’s ‘inner circle,'” the court papers read. “Evidence of the defendant’s sexual involvement with Jane Doe X, in the form of Jane Doe X’s own testimony, is admissible to demonstrate that the defendant ‘has a sexual interest in [teenage girls] and had the intent and desire to commit’ the racketeering acts with which he is accused related to Jane Doe 2.” Raniere’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said the allegations were unfounded. “These are allegations that were made and investigated and discounted 20 years ago,” he said. “We don’t think they should play any role at the trial.” Brooklyn federal court Judge Nicholas Garaufis has yet to rule on the request. Opening arguments in the case are expected May 7.