Founder of Sexual Wellness Startup OneTaste Goes on Trial

May 5, 2025, 3:47 PM UTC

The founder of sexual-wellness company OneTaste and her former head of sales are slated to go on trial Monday in Brooklyn, New York, for allegedly manipulating victims of sexual trauma.

Nicole Daedone, the founder, and Rachel Cherwitz each face one criminal count of engaging in a forced labor scheme that involved participants in OneTaste courses and company employees from 2006 to 2018. If convicted, they face as long as 20 years in prison.

The two women claimed OneTaste provided sexually-focused wellness education courses and events that could help individuals recover from trauma. According to prosecutors, they exploited some members and ...

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