Allison Mack: Smallville star pleads guilty to sex cult claims

Actor recruited women by telling them they were joining a female mentorship group

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Allison Mack is one of six people charged in relation to the sex trafficking investigation

US actor Allison Mack has admitted recruiting women to a pyramid scheme that blackmailed female members into providing sexual services to its leaders.

The 36-year-old pleaded guilty in a New York court yesterday to charges of racketeering and conspiracy racketeering related to her role in Nxivm, which has been described as a sex cult.

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