April 25, 2018
Actress Allison Mack walked out of Brooklyn federal
court after posting a $5 million bond and agreeing to stay under house arrest in
California.
Lawyers for the "Smallville" actress-turned-alleged-cult
leader have been in plea talks on the sex-trafficking and forced labour
conspiracy charges against her.
Both sides agreed to allow Mack, 35, to
be released while awaiting trial, and a judge then officially approved the deal,
reports pagesix.com.
As part of the agreement, Mack has to wear a GPS
ankle bracelet and not have contact with the cult's other members, who
reportedly include Seagram's liquor heiress Clare Bronfman and India Oxenberg,
the daughter of "Dynasty" star Catherine Oxenberg.
"Basically, avoid
contact with anyone you know associated in any way with NXIVM. Do you
understand?" Judge Viktor Pohorelsky asked Mack on Tuesday.
"Yes, your
honour," Mack responded.
Mack's whereabouts will be monitored by
California officials while she stays in her parents' Los Alamitos, California,
home awaiting her next hearing, officials said.
She will only be allowed
leave the house for pre-approved activities, including travelling to Manhattan
to meet her lawyers or Brooklyn for court appearances.
Pohorelsky also
forbade her from using the internet without approval.
Mack did not
respond to reporters' questions as she walked out of court on Tuesday evening.
Mack's mother Melinda secured the $5 million bond using Mack's house in
upstate Clifton Park, the family's Los Alamitos home and a retirement account,
authorities said.
Mack and NXIVM leader Keith Raniere kept women as
"slaves", prosecutors say.
Raniere was arrested in March, and Mack was
arrested last week. Both have pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking.
Mack's next court date is May 3.