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India Oxenberg Recalls ‘Crying’ While Being Branded For NXIVM: 2 Women Were ‘Holding Me Down
Years after India Oxenberg — one of the women brainwashed by the NXIVM cult — was branded with the founder’s initials, she shared the nightmarish details about the terrifying initiation.