'Smallville' actress Allison Mack arrested in sex trafficking case

[Koby]

Actress Allison Mack, best known for her role as Clark Kent's clever confidant Chloe on CW's "Smallville," was indicted on Friday on charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy, according to a statement released by the Justice Department.

 

Mack's arrest is related to her alleged involvement with an organization called Nxivm (pronounced NEX-ium), a group that claimed to be a self-help program but was, in reality, a pyramid scheme in which some recruits were exploited "both sexually and for their labor, to the defendants' benefit," according to U.S attorney Richard P. Donoghue. Nxivm's founder, Keith Raniere, also known within the group as Vanguard, was also indicted on Friday.

 

"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," Donoghue stated. Officials allege that Nxivm, based in Albany, New York, encourages recruits to pay thousands of dollars for courses to rise through the ranks of the organization and recruit others to do the same. Officials say Mack, 35, is the co-creator of a program within Nxivm called The Source, which was targeted toward actors.

 

Mack and Raniere's charges stem from what officials say were activities that took place as part of a secret society within Nxivm called "DOS," in which women recruited others under false pretenses to perform sexual acts. Raniere was the sole male in DOS and the leader. Until women recruited others, they were called "slaves." Those who successfully recruited were called "masters."

 

The indictment claims many so-called slaves were branded on their pelvic areas using a cauterizing pen with a symbol which, unbeknownst to them, incorporated Raniere's initials. Mack is being accused by two unnamed women, identified in official documents as Jane Does 1 and 2, of directly or implicitly requiring them to engage in sexual activity with Raniere. Mack allegedly received financial and other benefits from Raniere in exchange for the women's cooperation with their demands. The women claim they were blackmailed into complying, as DOS has compromising information about them.

 

If convicted of the crimes charged, Raniere and Mack each face mandatory minimum sentences of 15 years' imprisonment, and up to life imprisonment.

[Grundy]

Well , evil has many faces I guess .

[slick1109]

I was very surprised to hear this, since Smallville used to be a favorite show of mine.  Obviously, as fans, we really only know the Character they play and not the Actor/Actress themselves, but I was still rather shocked by the news.  Saw a mention of it on TV the other night and I was like "WTF ....... rewind".  Honestly if its true, then its a real shame.

[Saf]

That's pretty awful. But this probably has to be the most interesting news I read about all year. And at least they were brought to justice, no matter how complex and carefully planned their scheme was.

[PhantomShowdown]

read about this earlier this year quite disgusting huh, some actor chick from smallville picking up underaged girls most likely in her lollipop van then taking them to the cult for some cattle prodding tags on the ass....yikes i say put a bullet in both them criminals, dna has been compromised.