Heiress pleads guilty in sex slave case

Bronfman - the 40-year-old daughter of the late billionaire philanthropist and former Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr. - told the judge that she had wanted to help people through NXIVM but ended up dishonouring her family. "I was afforded a great gift by my grandfather and father," Bronfman said. "With the gift, comes immense privilege and more importantly, responsibility. It does not come with an ability to break the law." She added: "For this, I am truly sorry."

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