YES! YES! YES! Orgasm cult guru accused of forcing pair into sex
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Prosecutors are going harder, Harder, HARDER! on a bizarre orgasm cult that allegedly forced staff to engage in hormone-charged hijinks to ease sexual tension.
Two executives with the “orgasmic meditation” group are now on trial in a New York federal court charged with one count of forced labour conspiracy.
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Witnesses have detailed their wacky experiences working for San Francisco-based OneTaste and its founder, Nicole Daedone, 57, and onetime chief of sales Rachel Cherwitz, 44.
According to the Daily Mail, the court heard from a person referred to as “Max,” who testified that Cherwitz allegedly devised a unique solution to falling sales in New York.
She blamed the plunge on sexual tension between two Big Apple staffers, and to solve the problem she allegedly sent the pair off to have sex in the middle of a sales meeting.
Max testified: “I felt so sick inside. I think that was the moment when I just woke up. (Chernowitz told the pair) I want you guys to go have sex right now.”
They added that the partner of one of the employees had a meltdown while the duo was gone, engaging in carnal capers.
Max’s testimony echoed that of a woman named “Becky.” She was one of the two employees allegedly dispatched to have sex. She testified that the encounter was “awkward” because her co-worker was in a relationship with her friend, who was also present at the meeting.
In addition, he testified that climax queen Daedone was accused of scheming with OneTaste’s former chief technology officer, Christopher Hubbard, to “seduce” one of the quasi cult’s early investors. Daedone was also accused of encouraging one female employee to “sexually service” her ex-boyfriend.
The forced labour scheme allegedly took place between 2006 and 2018. The victims were allegedly participants in OneTaste courses and employees of the Frisco startup.
OneTaste was envisioned as a company that offered sexually focused wellness education. The company also put on events that offered “slow sex” and “orgasmic meditation” with the emphasis on female empowerment through multiple orgasms.
Federal prosecutors say the OneTouch women exploited several people by coercing them to work without pay. More explosively, the women were convinced to perform sex acts with investors, allegedly through the use of “cult-like” tactics.
Besides the sexual antics, staff were allegedly on call 24/7 and were required to respond to text messages immediately. There were no sick or vacation days.
Max added that the employees were also responsible for cleaning Daedone’s hotel room before and after a New York visit. That included handling numerous used condoms.
In the two weeks since the trial began, the court has heard shocking details of the sexually super-charged OneTaste workplace. That included employees allegedly cohabiting, sharing beds and being expected to take part in morning “orgasmic meditation circles.”
As part of the “meditation circles” where staff were paired up, participants were allegedly required to “methodically stroke a woman’s genitals for 15 minutes.”
Another witness named Dana testified she was told to engage in BDSM sex with OneTaste investor Reese Jones. She would allegedly walk Jones around on a leash or whip him with cattails. She also allegedly lived with Jones for three months and often had sex with him. She understood this to be part of her job.
OneTaste bosses allegedly instructed her to have sex with the company’s high-rollers, she said, adding she paid $30,000 for the cult’s courses. Dana claimed she earned the money from sex work, which another member helped arrange.
The flaky orgasm group were spotlighted on a Netflix true crime documentary, and five months later, Daedone and Cherwitz were indicted. Both women deny the charges.
It was revealed last week that the FBI agent investigating OneTaste used the Netflix doc as the basis of the complaint.
The trial continues.
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