The in-house doctor at the Nxivm ‘sex cult’ conducted human experiments that involved forcing women to watch videos of rapes and dismemberments, it has been alleged.
Dr. Brandon Porter, 44, of Albany, New York was charged by state authorities with performing illegal experiments, the New York Post reported on Saturday.
Porter has been accused of performing a ‘fright study’ on as many as 100 people at the Nxivm organization in upstate New York, according to a former member.
Last summer, Jennifer Kobelt, a Canadian actress who joined Nxivm, filed a complaint with New York state authorities detailing the allegations against Porter.
Dr. Brandon Porter (left), 44, of Albany, New York was charged by state authorities with allegedly performing illegal experiments. The state began investigating after a complaint was filed by Jennifer Kobelt (right)
It has been alleged that Porter, the in-house doctor at the Nxivm ‘sex cult’ in Albany, New York (above), conducted human experiments that involved forcing women to watch videos of rapes and dismemberments
‘He continued to film my reaction for at least 10 minutes as I just sat there, dry heaving like I was going to puke and crying very hard,’ she said.
She claims that Porter showed her the images without any warning.
‘He failed me, not only as a friend but as the medical practitioner I had trusted on numerous occasions with my health while I was in New York,’ Kobelt wrote to the New York State Health Department.
In September 2017, the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OMPC) wrote back to Porter saying that the issues she raised ‘are not medical misconduct.’
Now, however, the OMPC has changed its tune. It says that Porter is morally unfit and is guilty of gross negligence and gross incompetence, according to the Post.
The OMPC alleges that Porter showed ‘human subjects an actual video of the horrific and brutal murders and dismemberment of four women by machetes; and violent film clips, including a male African American being viciously stomped by a Nazi; a conscious male being forced to eat a portion of his own brain matter; and a graphic gang rape.’
Nxivm is under federal investigation after allegations that its leader brainwashed and blackmailed women into becoming sex slaves. One of the women involved in the ‘cult’ is Allison Mack (seen left leaving court in Brooklyn on Friday), the star of the TV show Smallville
The state is also alleging that Porter conducted improper studies related to obsessive compulsive disorder, Toutette’s syndrome, and brain wave exams on those who enrolled in the Nxivm programs.
Porter is also alleged to have failed to report to officials one episode in which a number of people who attended a 2016 event at Nxivm became ill and showed symptoms including the flu, vomiting, and diarrhea.
If the allegations are determined to be true, Porter could have his medical license either suspended or revoked altogether.
A hearing on the matter is scheduled for June 27.
Porter is an internist who once worked at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany.
He reportedly skipped town.
Nxivm is under federal investigation after allegations that its leader brainwashed and blackmailed women into becoming sex slaves. Its founder, Keith Raniere (above), has denied the allegations
Porter earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa. He became a licensed doctor in New York in 2009.
Nxivm is under federal investigation after allegations that its leader brainwashed and blackmailed women into becoming sex slaves.
One of the women involved in the ‘cult’ is Allison Mack, the star of the TV show Smallville.
Mack was a top-ranking member who faces charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy.
Its founder, Keith Raniere, has denied the allegations.
Mack and Raniere have both been arraigned on federal charges including two counts of sex trafficking and one count of conspiracy to commit forced labor.
Mack is said to be negotiating a plea deal with the federal government.