“NXIVM 5” press conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/26/20

Marc Elliot, Make Justice Blind

Phone: (718) 225-5244 | marc@makejusticeblind.com | Twitter: @BlindfoldHer

NEW YORK, NY: Co-founders of a new advocacy group, Make Justice Blind, called “The NXIVM 5” (Nicki Clyne, Marc Elliot, Eduardo Asunsolo, Michele Hatchette, and Suneel Chakravorty) who have been featured on CBS This Morning and NBC Nightly News, will host a press conference on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 3pm ET in front of the Eastern District of New York Federal Courthouse, calling to delay Raniere’s sentencing.

This public announcement comes in the wake of new evidence released in a bombshell independent report corroborated by multiple forensic experts calling key evidence in Raniere’s child porn charges “tampered with,” “grossly mishandled,” and “not found on the hard drive as presented [in the trial].” The prosecution used 22 nude photos of Camila to convict Raniere, arguing that she was allegedly underage at the time the photos were taken. 

The report findings show that file dates on Raniere’s hard drive were changed “manually” and at least one photo was edited in Photoshop in a manner that attempted to make it appear as though it came from Raniere’s camera unaltered. The report further suggests tampering occurred while the devices were in the government’s possession. This evidence is now coupled with an unusual admission from the prosecution’s own expert witness testimony that Raniere’s camera media card was accessed and modified by an unknown person while in FBI custody. The report was corroborated by multiple experts.

Out of concern for the preservation of due process and Raniere’s right to a fair trial, the “NXIVM 5” and other Raniere supporters submitted the report with a letter to Judge Nicholas Garaufis on Friday. They requested the delay of Raniere’s sentencing so that this new evidence of tampering with key evidence could be properly investigated.

Raniere’s sentencing is currently scheduled for Tuesday at 10am ET.The “NXIVM 5” will be answering questions at the press conference.

Attorney Expert Opinion Corroborating the Report: http://bit.ly/SteveAbramsOpinion 

To view the press conference visit www.Facebook.com/makejusticeblind

Summary of the report:  http://bit.ly/MJBsummary

Cover letter submitted to Judge Garaufis: http://bit.ly/CoverLetterToJudge