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Gillibrand's father Doug Rutnik has tied to alleged sex cult leader Keith Raniere
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's father has ties to a sex cult whose leader was just arrested at a luxury villa in Mexico and deported back to the US to face labor and sex trafficking charges
The father of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand reportedly has ties to an alleged slave sex cult.
GOP senatorial candidate Chele Farley said on Monday that Gillibrand's father, Doug Rutnik, was once a lobbyist for NXIVM and its founder, Keith Raniere.
Raniere was arrested by the FBI on Monday and charged with sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy.
'For Kirsten Gillibrand, the self-proclaimed #MeToo Senator, to claim ignorance about a notorious sex-slave cult, in her own backyard, is simply hard to believe,' Farley said.
According to the New York Post, Rutnik was hired by Raniere as a lobbyist in 2004 and was later sued by him. The case was eventually settled for $100,000.
On Tuesday, a Gillibrand spokesman reiterated a November statement to the Post claiming that she knew nothing about the case.
'Senator Gillibrand had never heard of this group until she recently read about them in the newspaper,' said spokesman Glen Caplin.
'She is glad that federal and state prosecutors have taken action in this case.'
Raniere, 57, is the leader of NXIVM, a secretive group headquartered in Albany.
He is accused of branding female followers with his initials as part of an initiation ceremony.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5552571/New-York-Senator-Kirsten-Gillibrands-father-tied-sex-cult-leader-just-arrested.html#ixzz5B2hGStsi
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New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's father has ties to a sex cult whose leader was just arrested at a luxury villa in Mexico and deported back to the US to face labor and sex trafficking charges
- Gillibrand's father Doug Rutnik has tied to alleged sex cult leader Keith Raniere
- Rutnik was hired as a lobbyist for Raniere in 2004 and was later sued by him
- Raniere, 57, was arrested in Mexico on Sunday and extradited to Texas and charged with sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy
- He is the leader of a secretive group called NXIVM headquartered in Albany
- The group has been described by former members as a 'sex cult' that brandishes and brainwashes women
- Raniere left the US last year after details of women being branded with his initials were made public
The father of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand reportedly has ties to an alleged slave sex cult.
GOP senatorial candidate Chele Farley said on Monday that Gillibrand's father, Doug Rutnik, was once a lobbyist for NXIVM and its founder, Keith Raniere.
Raniere was arrested by the FBI on Monday and charged with sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy.
'For Kirsten Gillibrand, the self-proclaimed #MeToo Senator, to claim ignorance about a notorious sex-slave cult, in her own backyard, is simply hard to believe,' Farley said.
According to the New York Post, Rutnik was hired by Raniere as a lobbyist in 2004 and was later sued by him. The case was eventually settled for $100,000.
On Tuesday, a Gillibrand spokesman reiterated a November statement to the Post claiming that she knew nothing about the case.
'Senator Gillibrand had never heard of this group until she recently read about them in the newspaper,' said spokesman Glen Caplin.
'She is glad that federal and state prosecutors have taken action in this case.'
Raniere, 57, is the leader of NXIVM, a secretive group headquartered in Albany.
He is accused of branding female followers with his initials as part of an initiation ceremony.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5552571/New-York-Senator-Kirsten-Gillibrands-father-tied-sex-cult-leader-just-arrested.html#ixzz5B2hGStsi
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