If you’re a true crime junkie, then Stolen Youth: In the Cult at Sarah Lawrencethe latest docuseries from Hulu, is right up your alley.
The three-part series follows the story of Lawrence “Larry” Ray (born “Lawrence Grecco” gem to the United States Department of Justice), a man who, beginning in 2010, was indoctrinating students at Sarah Lawrence College into what has since been dubbed a “sex cult.” His abuse lasted about a decade, survivors and authorities say.
History broke in first new York Magazine in April 2019. The article eventually led to a federal investigation and later conviction of Larry Ray. according to the New York Times.
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The series will include first-hand interviews with people who have interacted with Ray and will also include audio and video footage of survivors, it said Hulu Press.
The series, directed by Zach Heinzerling, focuses on at least five of the surviving students, now in their early 30s, including Daniel Levin, Felicia Rosario and her brother Santos Rosario.
If you’re wondering what happened to Larry Ray after all of this happened, here’s everything you need to know about the so-called “cult” leader and where he is now.
Larry Ray was the father of a Sarah Lawrence student.
Ray first met the college students in September 2010 through his daughter Talia Ray. At the time, Talia was a student with Sarah Lawrence and lived with seven other students in a large dorm called Slonim Woods 9 for the new York magazine article.
beam moved into the dorm with his daughter after being released from prison, where he was serving time on a custody charge related to his children. Talia claimed (and told other students) that her father was imprisoned for “heroically” trying to save her sister and himself from their “abusive mother.” New York Times.
Ray quickly cemented a relationship with the other students living in the dorm by cooking dinner and ordering deliveries, the statement said new York Magazine. He also gave them “therapy” sessions under the guise of helping them with psychological problems Guardian.
What happened to the Sarah Lawrence students?
With Sarah Lawrence, Ray targeted a young college student named Isabella Pollok who was going through a breakup. Ray began sleeping in her dorm room, even convincing her to stay with Talia and him in a one-bedroom apartment in New York City during Sarah Lawrence’s winter break in 2010.
Later, Ray convinced three other Sarah Lawrence students – Daniel Levin, Claudia Drury and Santos Rosario – to live in the same apartment with him, Talia and Isabella in the summer of 2011. according to court records.
Ray was later accused of “sexual and psychological manipulation and physical abuse” by US Attorney Damian Williams in a Justice Department press release. The press release alleged that Ray used tactics such as “sleep deprivation, psychological and sexual humiliation, verbal abuse, threats of physical violence, physical violence, threats of criminal prosecution, alienating victims from their families, and exploiting victims’ mental health vulnerabilities.” have .”
The press release also referred to Ray as a “monster” and stated that he had “brutally harmed innocent victims for life.” students who still had their lives ahead of them.”
Larry Ray served as a federal informant.
In the early 1990s, Ray reportedly started an insurance brokerage firm that often helped insure construction projects. Federal investigators claimed he was later approached by an alleged mobster who owned a company called the US Bridge of New York and agreed to provide insurance for a project, the authorities said New York Times.
After believing he was going to be killed by someone in the Mafia, Ray served as an informant in a federal investigation into securities fraud Just reported. He later pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit security fraud under the same scheme and was serving a five-year suspended sentence, according to the same system New York Times.
He was hyper-fixated on the military.
Although Ray only served 19 days in the Air Force, he told the Sarah Lawrence students that he was a former Marine intelligence. When Claudia Drury first fell into Ray’s circle, her friends noticed something was wrong with how often she posted about the Marines, according to Facebook new York Magazine.
However, Ray was reportedly close friends with a few Marines – including General Charles Pitman, retired Marine Commander General James L. Jones.
Ray was arrested in 2020.
The viral year 2019 new York Magazine articles sparked an investigation into Larry Ray’s crimes. Following its release, Ray was arrested in February 2020.
Sarah Lawrence students testified against him.
In April 2022, Ray was charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, racketeering and other charges. He pleaded not guilty to the charges intelligence. His trial has been postponed multiple times due to medical emergencies. Per The daily beast.
Several survivors testified against him during his trial. Claudia Drury testified that Larry forced her into prostitution to pay off a “debt” that he had convinced her owed him The guard. Over four years, Drury reportedly gave him around $2.5 million.
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Ray was recently sentenced to prison.
He was sentenced to 60 years in prison by Judge Lewis J. Liman on January 20, 2023, according to the court New York Times.
He is currently 63 years old.
Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1959, Ray was reportedly around 50 years old when he moved into Sarah Lawrence’s dorms new York Magazine. He is currently 63 years old, according to the Department of Justice for the Southern District of New York.
Where is Larry Ray now?
After the January 20, 2023 verdict, Ray was escorted out of the courtroom, according to US Marshals intelligence. Since then he has apparently been in prison abc news.
In addition to his 60-year sentence, Ray was sentenced to life under supervision, the loss of over $2 million and a home in Pinehurst, North Carolina, according to the Department of Justice for the Southern District of New York.
Where is Talia now?
Ray’s daughter Talia – along with two other Sarah Lawrence students involved in the “cult” – denied all claims against Ray in the new York magazine article. Ray told the magazine that he still speaks to Talia “every day” and that she’s moved in with her step-grandfather in North Carolina.
To learn more about Larry Ray and the survivors of his abuse, you can watch Stolen Youth: In the Cult at Sarah Lawrence on Hulu. It falls on February 9, 2023.
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