Overview

• Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz were convicted of forced labor conspiracy after less than two days of jury deliberation following a monthlong trial.
• The two face up to 20 years in prison for allegedly driving members into debt, withholding wages and compelling unpaid work.
• Prosecutors detailed how participants were forced to recruit clients and perform sexual acts, including paid ’orgasmic meditation’ sessions with wealthy individuals.
• OneTaste, founded in San Francisco in 2004, expanded across the U.S. and into London before Daedone sold her stake for $12 million in 2017.
• Now operating as the Institute of OM Foundation, the company’s current leadership maintains the practices were consensual and plans to appeal the verdict.