On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 9:25:25 PM UTC-4, Kevrob wrote:

{Originally posted in rec.arts.sf.superman}

OK, this is both sad and disturbing,
and one would hope the accusations aren't true:

[quote]

"Smallville" Actress Allison Mack Arrested in Connection to
NXIVM Sex Cult Case

Allison Mack allegedly recruited female slaves for the benefit
of the group's leader

By Jonathan Dienst
Published at 2:14 PM EDT on Apr 20, 2018
Updated at 7:48 AM EDT on Apr 21, 2018

[quote] - WNBC-TV

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Actress-Allison-Mack-Arrested-Nxivm-Sex-Cult-480387783.html

Allison Mack of ‘Smallville’ Is Charged With Sex Trafficking

By CHRISTOPHER MELEAPRIL 20, 2018

[/quote]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/nyregion/allison-mack-smallville-sex-trafficking.html

Bail hearing on Monday.

[quote]

Allison Mack Released on $5 Million Bond in
Sex Trafficking Case

By Cynthia Littleton April 24, 2018

Bail for “Smallville” actress Allison Mack was set at $5 million
in a Tuesday hearing at Brooklyn Federal Court as she was released
to serve home detention at her parents’ house in Los Alamitos, Calif.

[/quote]

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/allison-mack-bail-hearing-sex-cult-arrest-keith-raniere-1202785044/

[quote]

A U.S. magistrate judge released Mack, known for her role in
WB Television's "Smallville" series, after her parents agreed
to put the family's Los Alamitos, California, home up as collateral
and Mack, 35, agreed to live with her parents under house arrest.

[/quote] - https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/04/24/us/24reuters-usa-crime-cult.html

So, a cast member on a long-running series on a low-rated
network hasn't socked away enough cash, real estate etc.
to pay her own bail. Using a bail bondsman is unusual in
Federal criminal cases:

http://federaldefendersny.org/information-for-client-and-families/bond-and-pretrial-detention-faqs.html

Remember, when on bail, tights are OK. Flight isn't.

Kevin R

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