In the midst of the trial of Lawrence “Larry” Ray, a man accused of operating a sex trafficking ring out of his daughter’s dorm room in Sarah Lawrence College, the Department of Justice accidentally released the names of over 100 potential solicitors of student prostitutes.

The list was reportedly compiled by former student Claudia Drury, who claimed Ray manipulated her into prostitution along with other friends of hers and his daughter Talia. Drury emailed the list to a representative for the U.S. Attorney and wrote alongside the attachment, “This is not an exhaustive list but it includes all my main clients/regulars and many others.”

The operation has been dubbed a “sex cult” by some, and the list published online included several prominent business leaders, artists, lawyers and bureaucrats in New York high society.

Some of these alleged clients included top executives at The Gap, the MTA and Amazon. A famous painter and travel writer were also named, along with an architect. There were also alleged clients involved in politics, including a former New York Supreme court judge and D.C. lobbyist.

According to Drury’s testimony, Ray convinced herself and several students to begin working as  prostitutes for him by emotional and sexual manipulation. Ray also had help from his daughter Talia and co-conspirator in the plot Isabella Pollok in managing the students and collecting their prostitution payments. Drury alone reportedly generated around $2.5 million in earnings that she handed right over to Ray.

Drury also accused Ray of instances of torture, including forced labor, restricting their diets and showing her a photo of another victim Daniel Levin trying to fit a sex toy in his mouth where Levin’s expression looked “panicked.” She also said Ray once interrogated Levin by tightening a length of tinfoil around his testicles more and more when he suspected the young man was lying.

Ray, who has been behind bars since his 2020 arrest has been charged with 17 criminal counts including sex trafficking, extortion, money laundering, violent crime in aid of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, and forced labor. He has been previously sentenced to prison time and probation for running a securities fraud scam.

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