Lauren Salzman, center, leaves Brooklyn Federal Court, Thursday Oct. 4, 2018, in New York. Salzman is among defendants from the self-help group NXIVM, co-founded my her mother Nancy Salzman, charged with coercing women to be a part of a secret sub-group where they were expected to act as "slaves" and engage in sex acts. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews), APTOPIX