Smallville Star Allison Mack Arrested in Sex Cult Case
Actress Allison Mack, best known for her role as Chloe Sullivan on the Superman prequel Smallville, was charged Friday with sex trafficking for her involvement in a purported women’s empowerment group that federal prosecutors say sexually exploited its members.
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Outside of its Albany base, Nxivm had an active community in Vancouver, British Columbia, where numerous television shows are filmed. Battlestar Galactica actresses Grace Park and Nicki Clyne, and Smallville star Kristin Kreuk were member of the organization at one point. However, Park and Kreuk have since cut ties, with the latter leaving the group in 2012.
Kreuk, who played Lana Lang on Smallville, released a statement last month following Raniere’s arrest, clarifying her own involvement in Nxivm, and denying that she was ever part of his “inner circle” or helped to recruit women as “sex slaves.”
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“As alleged in the indictment, Allison Mack recruited women to join what was purported to be a female mentorship group that was, in fact, created and led by Keith Raniere,” U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue said in a statement issued Friday. “The victims were then exploited, both sexually and for their labor, to the defendants’ benefit. This Office and our law enforcement partners are committed to prosecuting predators who victimize others through sex trafficking and forced labor.”
Actress Allison Mack, best known for her role as Chloe Sullivan on the Superman prequel Smallville, was charged Friday with sex trafficking for her involvement in a purported women’s empowerment group that federal prosecutors say sexually exploited its members.
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Outside of its Albany base, Nxivm had an active community in Vancouver, British Columbia, where numerous television shows are filmed. Battlestar Galactica actresses Grace Park and Nicki Clyne, and Smallville star Kristin Kreuk were member of the organization at one point. However, Park and Kreuk have since cut ties, with the latter leaving the group in 2012.
Kreuk, who played Lana Lang on Smallville, released a statement last month following Raniere’s arrest, clarifying her own involvement in Nxivm, and denying that she was ever part of his “inner circle” or helped to recruit women as “sex slaves.”
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“As alleged in the indictment, Allison Mack recruited women to join what was purported to be a female mentorship group that was, in fact, created and led by Keith Raniere,” U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue said in a statement issued Friday. “The victims were then exploited, both sexually and for their labor, to the defendants’ benefit. This Office and our law enforcement partners are committed to prosecuting predators who victimize others through sex trafficking and forced labor.”
