Nicole Daedone, who founded OneTaste in 2004 to teach “orgasmic meditation” (a 15‑minute genital mindfulness practice), and her former head of sales, Rachel Cherwitz, were found guilty on federal forced‑labor conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on June 9, 2025. Prosecutors say the pair ran the company like a cult—pushing employees into grueling work with little to no pay, coercing sexual acts with clients and investors (including traumatic reenactments), and emotionally manipulating people under the guise of empowerment and spiritual growth. The defense argued participants were adults who chose to be there and later regretted it. But testimony from nine former employees, along with descriptions of psychological pressure, shared living, and pivots into debt, convinced the jury otherwise. Both face up to 20 years in prison and will remain jailed until sentencing in September 2025, though they plan to appeal .