ALBANY – Keith Raniere and actor Allison Mack openly discussed their plans to brand women who were part of a secret master-slave group in recorded conversations played in Brooklyn federal court this week.

In a series of discussions, Raniere is heard discussing his vision for the brand, a logo containing his and Mack's initials that was burned into the pelvis of women who were members of DOS, the group whose members prosecutors say were groomed for sex with Raniere and forced to follow the demands of their "masters."

In one conversation with Mack, Raniere — who led NXIVM, a cult-like organization based in the Albany area — told her to ensure the women would strip nude before receiving the brand and be held to a table "almost as a sacrifice."

“Almost like tied down like a sacrificial whatever, and the person should ask to be branded," Raniere, a Suffern High School graduate, is heard saying in the taped conversation, which was introduced as evidence by prosecutors and played in court Wednesday.

"(They) should say, 'Please brand me it would be an honor' or something like that. 'An honor I want to wear for the rest of my life.' And they should probably say that before they’re held down so it doesn’t seem like they’re being coerced.”

Raniere, 58, is facing charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor and conspiracy.

He's accused of leading NXIVM as a criminal enterprise rather than the self-help organization it was billed to be.

At trial, Raniere has been accused of being the "grandmaster" of DOS, a secret group that grew out of NXIVM. He instructed the top-level "masters" in the group to keep his involvement secret, and many of the "slaves" in the group were ultimately instructed to seduce him and presented to him for sex.

Mack, 36, who was a top-level "master" who reported directly to Raniere, pleaded guilty to two racketeering felonies in April for her role in the group.

She is best known for her role as Chloe Sullivan in the CW's Smallville.

During their recorded talk, Raniere asks Mack about her experience with being branded and what was said to her as the extremely painful process went along.

"I think one of the things that was so significant was that (inaudible name) said to me when we were doing the thing was: 'Think of your master and your love for your master and think of the pain and link it to the love for your master,'" Mack said.

Raniere responded: "Pain is how much we know how much we love."

The trial of Raniere is expected to resume Tuesday morning.

JCAMPBELL1@gannett.com

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