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OneTaste sold the promise of female pleasure and empowerment—then its employees accused the company’s founders of abuse. Thessaly La Force reports on the trial that followed. Plus:

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Illustration by Nicholas Konrad

The Orgasm Expert Who Ended Up on Trial

Jurors in New York were asked to decide whether Nicole Daedone’s once high-profile California company, OneTaste, promoted a culture of empowerment or exploitation.

By Thessaly La Force

At around three in the afternoon on June

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