The Vow: Who Is Sarah Edmondson and Where Is She Now?
Sarah Edmondson Wrote a Memoir, and Other Facts to Know About the Ex-NXIVM Member
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Edmondson has become one of the most outspoken voices against NXIVM in her years since leaving the cult, speaking on the record to several reporters as more information about the organisation has come to light.
"When I left, I thought the branding was the most horrific abuse that was happening in NXIVM," Edmondson told A&E Investigates, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. "I actually think that the branding doesn't even compare to the other emotional abuses that have been going on for decades." In the same interview, she criticized Raniere's sexual manipulation of NXIVM members. "I've heard of women, many women, signing lifelong vows to only have sex with Keith . . . They're there to learn. You have the person teaching them having sex with them as part of their growth? If that's what he wants to do, that should be on their f*cking website."
In 2019, she published her own memoir, Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life.