Episode 184: Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Cult - Part 2

The terror continued for the Sarah Lawrence students as the abuse moved off campus. They were dragged from state to state, tormented, assaulted, and broken down systematically. Eventually, word got out about Larry Ray’s reign of torture. Two journalists told the victims’ stories in harrowing detail, and the results were powerful. This week’s episode is Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Cult Part 2.

SOURCES

Sources from Part 1: https://www.sinisterhood.com/shownotes/episode-182-larry-ray-and-the-sarah-lawrence-cult-part-1

The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence, The Cut (NY Magazine): https://www.thecut.com/2022/04/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-students.html

Thousands of Videos Offered in Lawrence Ray Case to Prove Abuse of College Youths, NBC4 New York: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/thousands-of-videos-offered-to-prove-abuse-of-college-youths/2589767/

'Unspeakable Abuse' : Informant Who Helped Arrest Ex-NYPD Boss Faces Sex Trafficking Charges, NBC4 New York: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/informant-who-helped-arrest-ex-nypd-boss-faces-sex-trafficking-charges/2285031/

Larry Ray Goes to Hospital as Key Witness Testifies of Harm, US News & World Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-03-22/larry-ray-goes-to-hospital-as-key-witness-testifies-of-harm

United States v. Ray, 20-cr-110 (LJL) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2022), https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-ray-244

Sarah Lawrence Prostitution Victim Wrote Graphic Diary Detailing How She Enjoyed Her Awesome Work, Finnoexpert: https://finnoexpert.com/2022/03/25/sarah-lawrence-prostitution-victim-wrote-graphic-diary-detailing-how-she-enjoyed-her-awesome-work/

Daughter of Sarah Lawrence 'Cult Leader' Larry Ray Is Now Named a Co-Conspirator in Sex Trafficking Case as Jury Hears How He Made a Victim Draw Up a Client List That He Planned to Use as 'Leverage' And Threatened to Publish Online, The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10643835/Sarah-Lawrence-sex-cult-trial-resumes.html

Daughter of Accused Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult Leader Lawrence Ray Wants Reunion With Estranged Sis, New York Post: https://nypost.com/2020/02/15/daughter-of-accused-sarah-lawrence-sex-cult-leader-lawrence-ray-wants-reunion-with-estranged-sis/

In Larry Ray Trial Claudia Drury Is Abused on Video As Talia Ray Says Turn Up The Volume But Not Indicted, Inner City Press: http://www.innercitypress.com/sdnytrial5larryrayicp031522.html

Horrific Single Night Proves Sarah Lawrence 'Sex Cult' Leader's Guilt: Prosecutor, New York Post: https://nypost.com/2022/04/04/horrific-single-night-proves-sarah-lawrence-sex-cult-leaders-guilt/

Sarah Lawrence Prostitution Victim Wrote Graphic Diary Detailing How She Enjoyed the 'Awesome' Work Which She Believed Was Good For Both Her and Her Clients, and How Using a Sex Toy On a Male Police Officer Was 'Really, Really Cool,' The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10649791/Sarah-Lawrence-prostitution-victim-wrote-graphic-diary-detailing-enjoyed-awesome-work.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

She Was Seen as a Victim in the Sarah Lawrence Cult Case. Now She's Charged, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/lawrence-ray-sarah-lawrence-cult.html

Ex-Sarah Lawrence Student, 29, is Charged With 'Conspiring With Her Classmate's Sex Cult Dad, 61, Who Moved Into His Daughter's College Dorm Before Pimping Out Her Friends, Blackmailing Them and Extorting Them Out of $1 Million,' The Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9312563/Ex-Sarah-Lawrence-student-charged-conspiring-classmates-sex-cult-dad.html

Accused Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult Leader Forced Student and His Sister to Wear Diapers: Testimony, Law and Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/larry-ray/accused-sarah-lawrence-sex-cult-leader-forced-student-and-his-sister-to-wear-diapers-testimony/

‘I Attempted Suicide’: Accused Sarah Lawrence ‘Cult’ Leader’s Ex-Girlfriend Says She Feared He Would ‘Finish Her Off’ If She Didn’t Kill Herself, Law and Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/larry-ray/i-attempted-suicide-accused-sarah-lawrence-cult-leaders-ex-girlfriend-says-she-feared-he-would-finish-her-off-if-she-didnt-kill-herself/

A Dad Who Moved Into His Daughter's Dorm Room is Convicted of Abusing Her Friends, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091366560/a-dad-who-moved-into-his-daughters-dorm-room-is-convicted-of-abusing-her-friends

Man Accused of Brainwashing College Students Forced Some to Work in NC, Feds Say, The News&Observer: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article240224431.html

Students Parent Charged With Sex Trafficking , Forced Labor at Sarah Lawrence College, ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/students-parent-charged-sex-trafficking-forced-labor-liberal/story?id=68909284

Chilling Recording of Alleged Sex Cult Leader Lawrence Ray Assaulting Claudia Drury, Law & Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ3nElYYlL8