I was in NXIVM sex cult. I was branded with a hot iron, 'slave' women were ordered to have sex and torture each other if they broke the rules - this is how the leader controlled us

A former member of the NXIVM sex cult revealed she was branded with a hot iron, forced into sexual activities, and witnessed women being ordered to torture each other under the leader's control. The group's leader used coercive tactics to maintain dominance over members.