Federal officials are recommending 15- to 20-year prison sentences for orgasmic meditation leaders Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz, based on the idea that they should be punished for crimes they were never charged with nor found guilty of at trial. It's yet more egregious overreach in a case that was built on flimsy evidence and even flimsier premises.

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OneTaste, launched in 2004, advocated unconventional—and apparently controversial—thinking and practices surrounding sexuality, including a 15-minute, partnered clitoral stroking practice called orgasmic meditation that people were encouraged to engage in daily. In June, Daedone, who cofounded th

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