His crimes came to light in 2019 when New York Magazine’s The Cut published an expose. Some of the followers remained loyal to him. Others became witnesses against him.
Claudia Drury, now 31, said ‘His evil withered us. I feel profoundly violated in a way that I cannot fully communicate.’
‘It was sadism. Pure and simple,’ said Judge Liman, adding Ray used his ‘evil genius’ to control the kids.”
The 63-year-old Larry Ray will most likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.