Talia Ray is Larry Ray’s daughter, who supported her father throughout their ordeal as father and daughter. She has been charged with being an accomplice in a crime her father committed at Sarah Lawrence College in the Bronx, New York.
Where is Talia now? What does she do for a living? Who is Talia Ray’s mother? Find all the answers in the article below.
Meet Talia Ray, Larry Ray’s daughter
Sex, Lies and College Cults A documentary from Peacock begins as Larry Ray moves into his daughter Talia’s dormitory, a sophomore at Sarah Lawrence College, in September 2010. He has just been released from prison and needs to stay, and Talia’s friends seem “barely fazed.”
Then his time at the liberal arts college of Yonkers, New York, took a dark turn. While Larry hosted movie nights and bought expensive takeout for students, the dormitory arrangements seemed fine for a while. But it gradually became a very dark tale of human trafficking, sexual grooming, horrific forms of corporal punishment and threats. He became a cult leader, exploiter, extortionist and sex trafficker.
Growing up in New Jersey, Talia was very close to her father, Larry Ray. She took his word as law. It was her way of life, and it was clear when she said, “They have poison in the walls or in the attic.” But she was an impressionable child when she heard her father say that in second grade.
Then, amid her parents’ acrimonious divorce in the 2000s, the 15-year-old told authorities that her mother had physically and sexually abused her, allegedly at her father’s direction. As if that weren’t enough, Talia’s mother flatly refused to grant her formal custody of Talia and her then-4-year-old sister Ava after the court formally declared her innocent.
Instead, she decided to live in one of the area’s youth shelters to ensure she could always support her father no matter what life threw at her. However, this decision meant she was cut off from her siblings.
However, Talia continued to speak in her father’s favor, so she allowed him to move into her Sarah Lawrence apartment in 2010, where he then began abusing her friends and roommates.
Where is Talia Ray now?
While Talia Ray’s father was convicted for his criminal activities, many believe that Talia Ray also suffered the same fate. It is known that she was very familiar with her father’s cult as she also participated in some of their programs. Additionally, she also received financial benefits from her father’s defrauding of young women.
But as of 2022, no charges have been filed against her for her involvement in the crimes as an accomplice. A letter from Talia to her father reads, “What you did to my friends was the most beautiful and wonderful thing I have ever seen.” But others defend her as the “biggest victim” because the perpetrator raised her while brainwashing her.
According to The Cinemaholic, Talia Ray tends to stay out of the public eye. Originally from New Jersey, she is likely currently living in Pinehurst, North Carolina, near her uncle Gordon Ray. The outlet reports that she has been living in North Carolina since 2014 because she also has a job there.
Today, Talia works as a legal assistant at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, based in Durham, North Carolina, and she also begs her sister, whom she mentioned in a Vimeo video she hasn’t seen since 2005, to contact her.
Talia Ray’s mother
Talia Ray is the daughter of her mother Teresa Ray. Cut explained that in 2004, Teresa filed for divorce from Larry. Talia, then 15, revealed that Teresa had abused her and her younger sister. Larry supported Talia’s allegations.
An investigation was conducted and concluded that Teresa was not abusing the children and that Ray had manipulated Talia into making these false accusations. When asked if her mother had hit her, Talia’s 4-year-old sister, Ava, said, “That’s what Daddy told me to say.” Ray eventually went to jail and Talia chose to live in a shelter instead of with her mother.
Talia later claimed that her mother had banned her from seeing her sister. She posted several tweets in an attempt to reconnect with her sister.
Teresa Ray, born in February 1968, is currently 54 years old. Her web profile shows that she currently lives in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Talia described her father to friends as a “truth teller.” She said her father was unjustly imprisoned after he tried to rescue her younger sister, Ava, from her mother’s abuse and revealed that she had been abused by her mother. Child welfare officials later determined that the child abuse allegations against Larry Ray’s ex-wife, Teresa, were unfounded.
Talia defended her father, saying he was imprisoned by corrupt officials who tried to bring him down for exposing government corruption. One of those officials was former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
Former roommate Claudia Drury wrote of what Ray told her, “Politicians who wanted Kerik in office worked with Teresa (Ray) to try to harm Talia and Ava to get Larry to stop exposing their corruption. In nine months, Larry was arrested 23 times and released each time.”
How old is Talia Ray now?
July 1989 marked the year Talia Ray was born. So in July 2022, Talia celebrated her 33rd birthday.
Does Talia Ray use Instagram?
Talia Ray is on Twitter (@talia_ray) but doesn’t appear to be on Instagram. Her Twitter bio reads, “AVA, I LOVE YOU & I MISS YOU EVERY DAY! xoxo always, My Sister.”
Related FAQs
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Has Talia Ray ever been charged with a crime?
No, Talia Ray was never charged with any crime in connection with her father even though she was considered an accomplice.
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Does Talia Ray have a LinkedIn profile?
Yes, there appears to be a LinkedIn account for Talia Ray, but there are no details about her work and career.