Daily Mail Confirms: Ayries Blanck Called a Criminal; OneTaste Case in Tatters

It’s not just me anymore. Ayries Blanck is going to jail. The mainstream media has caught on. Starting with the Daily Mail.

The headline in today’s Daily Mail says it all: Key evidence against ‘orgasmic meditation’ cult leaders was fake, prosecution admits as case teeters on the brink of collapse

Emma James for the Daily Mail wrote:

A federal indictment against two former leaders of an ‘orgasmic meditation cult’ could be thrown out after the prosecution was forced to admit key evidence could have been fabricated for Netflix, DailyMail.com can reveal.

The bombshell U-turn comes after OneTaste execs Rachel Cherwitz and Nicole Daedone were accused of forcing volunteers, contractors and employees into sex acts using cult-like tactics.

Both women have been battling federal prosecutors in a bitter court dispute in New York to throw out the indictment for over a year.

Now that could happen, with the government filing a letter admitting the journals penned by former worker Ayries Blanck were fake.

Blanck, who appeared in a Netflix documentary about the case, was expected to testify against both women after the film sparked an investigation into the alleged cult….

[Defense attorneys] Celia Cohen and Michael Robotti wrote: ‘As a result of its admission, the government … has stated that it does not intend to call Blanck as a witness in the upcoming trial.

‘In short, the government has admitted that Blanck committed federal crimes, by falsifying evidence and lying to federal agents, and that the government relied on those lies and false evidence in prosecuting the defendants.’

…[T]he journals … were edited by Blanck more than eight years after she initially wrote them.

The writings were not submitted as evidence until 2023, almost five years after Blanck was first interviewed by the FBI.

Blanck claimed in a Netflix documentary that OneTaste ‘forced and manipulated her into having sex and taking part in orgasmic meditation with OneTaste staff, supervisors and customers‘.

‘Blanck’s crimes not only have wasted extensive judicial and defense resources but also led the government to bring a baseless indictment against the defendants.’

The Daily Mail continued:

One source confirmed that following an interview with the FBI in early March this year, Blanck changed her story again, telling them that her sister made modifications before she then rewrote them herself….

Federal investigators have now admitted that Blanck’s version of events has ‘inconsistencies’, and are no longer planning to call her as a witness over ‘credibility concerns’.

They have also confirmed that they will no longer use the writings as evidence, as the portions disputed by OneTaste were ‘recreated’ by Blanck years after she initially penned them.

Blanck disclosed the edits to Autymn a few weeks before the interview and coordinated with Netflix regarding when the Google document would be ready, but she did not reveal she had edited it.

She admitted to having more communication with the producer than previously disclosed, using the encrypted Signal app, though the messages had been deleted.

In a word, Frank Report broke the story that Blanck faked her journal. Nobody at first believed it. The government denied it. But Frank Report persisted and now the government admitted it is a fake. The Daily Mail reported it. Other media will soon follow.

My prediction is that Ayries Blanck will be arrested and extradited from Ireland to stand trial for her federal crimes.

What we have not discussed but will are: What are those crimes? And will the FBI Special Agent who collaborated with her, Elliot McGinnis, be also arrested and charged. To be continued.

Frank Parlato

Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.

Frank Parlato

Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.

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