New Delhi, June 10 -- The founder of sexual wellness company, OneTaste Inc., and its former sales head have been convicted of forced labour charges by a Brooklyn court.

The California-based company promoted "orgasmic meditation", or "OM", which was carried out by men manually stimulating women in a group setting.

Following a five-week trial, the court on Monday found Nicole Daedone, 57, founder of OneTaste, and Rachel Cherwitz, 44, the former sales director, guilty after deliberating for less than two days, reports said.

The two accused could face up to 20 years in prison.

During the case hearing, prosecutors argued that Nicole and Rachel ran a years-long scheme that groomed adherents, many of them victims of sexual trauma, to do thei...