The six Nxivm members who have been indicted on federal charges for their role in a sub-group of the cult that branded sex slaves appeared in a New York court on Wednesday.

The five women were all seen making their way into the Brooklyn court looking alarmingly gaunt.

Billionaire Clare Bronfman had announced last week she would no longer be covering the legal fees of her co-defendants. That made for an icy reception inside the courtroom, where the members all ignored one another and their leader Keith Raniere, who showed up after going a week without electricity and heat at the nearby Municipal Detention Center (MDC).

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Actress Allison Mack (center) is seen leaving United States Federal Court Wednesday after a hearing in the case against her in which she accused of helping to run an alleged sex cult in Brooklyn, New York

Mack put on a brave face inside the courtroom and then looked emotional as she headed back to the airport

Lauren Salzman, a co-defendant in the alleged sex cult case related to the Nxivm company and the daughter of the company's co-founder Nancy Salzman, is seen outside the United States Federal Court in Brooklyn Wedneday

As a result, his rapidly graying hair had begin to frizz and gather into an afro of sorts on top of his head.

One day prior he was denied bond in the case for the third time, despite grim conditions at the MDC.

That news prompted one of his exes to tell the New York Post: ‘I don’t think anyone’s rights should be violated and everyone deserves to be treated humanely, but considering the money and power (Nxivm) had, and the way they treated people for so long — karma’s a b***h.’

Smallville star Allison Mack also seemed to be feeling a bit low on Wednesday, as she put on a brave face inside the courtroom and then looked on the verge of tears as she headed back to the airport.

The actress spent approximately 11 hours in the air round trip to appear at the hearing for approximately 45 minutes.

And she will be coming back soon, with the next hearing set for February 28.

Leader Keith Raniere (pictured) was this week denied bond in the case for the third time, despite grim conditions at the MDC

Raniere is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York (pictured)

Mack spent approximately 11 hours in the air round trip to appear at the hearing for approximately 45 minutes

Judge Garaufis told the lawyers last week that the group was almost out of money, a little over one month after ruled that he would allow Bronfman to create a legal fund to pay counsel for the other defendants in the case.

The exact amount of that fund has never been revealed, and the number has been reported as somewhere between $5 and $10 million.

Unfortunately, Judge Garaufis informed counsel that three-quarters of the fund was gone already, and with the trial set to start in late April there was no conceivable way that the defendants would be able to pay their attorneys once the money was gone from the fund.

That is because Bronfman has elected to not replenish the fund she created, meaning that only she and Raniere are assured high-profile representation when the case heads to trial.

Mack, Lauren and Nancy Salzman, and Russell on the other hand may soon be getting court-appointed representation.

Raniere's lawyer Marc Agnifilo said in court on Monday that he would see the trial through regardless of his client's financial situation.

Salzman is seen leaving Brooklyn Federal Courthouse on Wednesday

Catherine Oxenberg arrives at Brooklyn federal court, in New York, Wednesday. Oxenberg's daughter India has been named in a criminal complaint against NXIVM

Judge Garaufis pointed out however that Agnifilo, unlike the others, was given a sizable retainer fee when he came on as counsel.

That fee is believed to be in the low seven figures.

The other attorneys must now submit an ex-parte letter that details how they plan to move forward, with the judge urging anyone who wishes to step down to do so quickly so new counsel can get caught up ahead of the trial.

A superseding indictment released in July revealed that Raniere, Mack and Lauren Salzman were being charged with wire fraud.

It was also revealed that Raniere and Salzman allegedly locked a woman in a room for two years because she was affectionate for a man who was not her master.

'Raniere and Lauren Salzman trafficked a victim, who was once a sexual partner of Raniere’s, for labor and services,' read a statement released by the US Attorney's Office.

'The victim was confined to a room in Clifton Park, New York, for nearly two years as punishment for having romantic feelings for a man who was not Raniere.

'The victim was told that if she left the room she would be sent to Mexico without any identification documents.

Clare Bronfman leaves Brooklyn federal court in New York, Monday

In papers submitted on Thursday, Raniere's (pictured in a courtroom sketch in April 2018) attorneys say his 'detention at the MDC, which is functioning as a more extreme deprivation of his rights than what is typical for pretrial detainees'

'As threatened, she was driven to Mexico and her family was instructed by co-conspirators, including Lauren Salzman, not to send the victim her identification documents.'

The women who are out on bail are under home confinement, while Raniere has not been granted bail in the case.

The six members have all entered pleas of not guilty to the charges against them, which carry considerable prison time.

'Raniere and his inner circle, including the defendants Clare Bronfman, Allison Mack, Nancy Salzman, Lauren Salzman and Kathy Russell also known as 'Prefect,' and others known and unknown, comprised an organized criminal enterprise (the 'Enterprise'),' reads the new indictment.

The branding used by the Nxivm cult. Among the criminal offenses that members of this group allegedly carried out are 'identity theft, harboring of aliens for financial gain, extortion, forced labor, sex trafficking, money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice'

'The principal purpose of the Enterprise was to obtain financial and personal benefits for the members of the Enterprise by promoting the defendant Keith Raniere, also known as 'Vanguard,' and by recruiting new members into the Pyramid Organizations.

'By promoting Raniere and recruiting others into the Pytu-id Organizations, the members of the Enterprise expected to receive financial opportunities and increased power and status within the Enterprise.'

Among the criminal offenses that members of this group allegedly carried out are 'identity theft, harboring of aliens for financial gain, extortion, forced labor, sex trafficking, money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.'