Ringleader of Sex Cult at Sarah Lawrence College Gets 60-Year Sentence
Lawrence Ray was convicted of extortion, sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and other charges.
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Lawrence Ray was convicted of extortion, sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and other charges.
Lawrence Ray, who sexually, psychologically and emotionally manipulated his daughter's classmates at Sarah Lawrence College, was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison.
Much of it. prosecutors played it for the jury. he forced one young woman into a decade of prostitution, leaving her in abject desperation. the jury saw video of how ray exerted control. >> you know what's shocking, astounding, and disgusting? you do something wrong to someone else, you victimize somebody, and then you sit there and cry for yourself. >> i didn't want to. >> and i'm telling you -- listen to me -- >> reporter: daniel levin told the court ray hit him with a sledgehammer, held his tongue with pliers, and subjected him to sexual humiliation, saying he acted like a cult leader. >> t...
Lawrence Ray moved into his daughter's dorm room at Sarah Lawrence in 2010 and coerced her roommates into a sex cult
Lawrence Ray moved into his daughter's dorm room at Sarah Lawrence in 2010 and coerced her roommates into a sex cult