Indian jailed in France for leading sadist Nazi cult that tortured girls

A 29-year-old Indian man, Rohan Rane, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Paris court for leading a masculinist group that forced young girls, many of them minors, to perform sexual acts and in some cases tortured them. According to the Malay Mail, prosecutors had sought a 30-year jail term for Rane, who they described as a Nazi lover of sadism and macabre ultra-violence.

The group, known as "CVLT", was driven by nihilism, racism, antisemitism, Nazi aesthetics and values, and the hatred of feminists and the LGBTQ+ community. Most of the dozens of victims were American girls, with many aged under 15. Other young male members of the group were from the United States, India, Germany and New Zealand.

The Local France reported that the court found Rane guilty of offences, including extortion committed as part of an organised gang, with the aggravating circumstances of acts of torture and barbarity perpetrated on the victims. Six of the girls, now aged between 18 and 21, made official complaints, and about 20 victims were identified, although others could not be contacted.

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