Alan Dershowitz plans to seek Trump pardon for 'orgasmic meditation' leaders awaiting federal sentencing

As two leaders of OneTaste — a sex-focused women’s wellness company centered on “orgasmic meditation” — await sentencing after being convicted on federal charges, attorney Alan Dershowitz told NBC News he plans to lobby President Donald Trump to pardon them.“I believe this is a miscarriage of justice,” Dershowitz said in a recent interview.

As two leaders of OneTaste — a sex-focused women’s wellness company centered on “orgasmic meditation” — await sentencing after being convicted on federal charges, attorney Alan Dershowitz told NBC News he plans to lobby President Donald Trump to pardon them.

“I believe this is a miscarriage of justice,” Dershowitz said in a recent interview. “I intend to present the case for clemency directly.”

OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone and former executive Rachel Cherwitz were convicted of forced labor conspiracy in June in federal court in Brooklyn. They are being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center and face up to 20 years in prison when they are sentenced on March 30.

Daedone founded OneTaste in San Francisco in 2004, growing it into a multimillion-dollar business that attracted media attention and celebrity interest through its teaching of OM, or orgasmic meditation. That attention shifted after the publication of an article in Bloomberg in 2018 and the release of a Netflix documentary in 2022, “Orgasm Inc.,” which included allegations that OneTaste was involved in emotional and physical abuse.

During the five-week trial, prosecutors argued that the pair manipulated members, some of whom took the stand to describe psychological pressure, financial exploitation and an environment that blurred personal boundaries. The defense has long denied the allegations, maintaining that participants were consenting adults engaged in a lifestyle and wellness movement.