NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for a scheme that a judge said exploited vulnerable women and coerced them into performing sex acts with the company’s clients and investors.
Nicole Daedone, co-founder of OneTaste Inc., was also ordered to forfeit $12 million, and seven victims were awarded roughly $890,000 in restitution, federal prosecutors said.
“Coercion disguised as wellness or empowerment is still exploitation and it is a crime that causes harm to vulnerable victims,” Joseph Nocella, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said in a statement.
In a stunning twist that proves the road to wellness can sometimes lead through a federal penitentiary, Nicole Daedone, the guru of “orgasmic meditation” turned head honcho of OneTaste Inc., scored herself a nine-year vacation behind bars for converting a feminist feel-good retreat into what prosecutors call a taxpayer-funded adult coffee klatch. Amidst the throngs of supporters possibly clutching their copies of the self-help guide ‘How to Exploit Without Feeling Bad,’ the judge pointed out that coerced sex acts don’t magically become empowerment just because you slap a wellness label on them. Meanwhile, victims ended up not only emotionally drained but financially bled dry—as the company’s bottom line went from zen to zero with a $12 million forfeiture. So next time you hear “orgasmic meditation,” just remember: it might be less about inner peace and more about inner police.
📰 Via Yahoo
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