Lawrence Ray sentenced to 60 years for exploiting daughter's friends
Lawrence Ray, 63, was found guilty last April on 15 counts, including extortion, racketeering and sex trafficking.
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Lawrence Ray, 63, was found guilty last April on 15 counts, including extortion, racketeering and sex trafficking.
Prosecutors say he preyed on his young victims' insecurities, threatening and extorting them out of thousands of dollars.
There was a guilty verdict Wednesday in the case of a man who started a cult in his daughter's college dormitory. Lawrence Ray was convicted on federal sex trafficking and extortion charges and could face life in prison; CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
There is a verdict in the trial of a man accused of running a sex trafficking cult at Sarah Lawrence College; CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.
Ray is accused of exploiting his daughter's Sarah Lawrence College friends for money and sex.
Lawrence Ray moved into his daughter's dorm at Sarah Lawrence College in the fall of 2010.
Closing arguments wrapped up Tuesday in the case of a man accused of exploiting his daughter's college friends for money and sex.
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