Nicole Daedone Sentenced for Forced Labor

0:00Nicole Daydome, the co-founder of One Taste, a women's wellness firm centered on orgasmic meditation just got hit with nine years in federal prison for forced labor charges. This came down Monday in Brooklyn federal court, where she also has to forfeit $12 million, the cash she made selling the California company. Back in 2017, prosecutors push hard for a 20-year sentence, painting a picture of deep manipulation that wrecks lives through economic squeezes, exhaustion, and emotional abuse, leaving tons of victims scarred. Her defense team fought back for just two years, stressing her spotless record and over 200 letters, praising her as a generous teacher and healer. One Taste kicked off in San Francisco in 2004, as a self-help spot hyping female orgasms for better connections and mental health. It blew up with positive press in the 2010s, spreading outpost the places like Los Angeles and London before scrutiny hit. In the month-long trial, Feds laid out how Daydome and her partner, groomed followers,

1:03often trauma survivors, into unwanted sexual acts with investors. To chase so-called enlightenment, celebs like CNN's Van Jones and actor Richard Schiff sent support letters calling her wise and compassionate. Meanwhile, her co-defendant, former sales director Rachel Churwitz, faces sentencing soon, and the company's new owners rebranded it to keep the practices going. Cases like this remind us how wellness worlds can hide real harm. Local news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.