The glamorous leader of infamous alleged “orgasm cult” OneTaste was hit with a nine-year prison sentence Monday for coercing employees into sex acts — as a judge ripped her “egregious, insidious” scheme.
Nicole Daedone, 58, stood in a beige jail jumpsuit to learn her fate after a Brooklyn federal jury convicted her of grooming workers and members at her wellness company to have sex with clients and investors.
“Ms. Daedone took actions that stripped victims of their dignity,” Judge Diane Gujarati told the court, adding that “she does not appear to be remorseful.”
The sentencing came after nine former OneTaste employees testified about Daedone and the company’s former of head of sales, Rachel Cherwitz, running the business like a cult and manipulating them into performing a slew of sexual acts.
It capped a fall from grace for the San Francisco native who once gained acclaim — and an endorsement from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop website — for promoting controversial group pleasuring sessions she dubbed “orgasmic meditation.”
Daedone has maintained a loyal following following despite her June conviction, which she is expected to appeal.
More than two dozen of her supporters attended the packed sentencing hearing in Brooklyn federal court.
Daedone declined to address the court on Monday, leaning over to the microphone and saying “no, thank you” when asked if she would like to speak.
She was forced to wear drab beige jail clothes at the hearing after Judge Gujarati rejected her bid to wear a civilian outfit.
Federal prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Daedone to a whopping 20 years in prison, accusing her of recruiting victims who had suffered past traumas by claiming she could help fix their sexual suffering.
“Hers was a crime of exploitation masquerading as empowerment,” the feds wrote to the court.
