Self-help guru James Arthur Ray was indicted on three counts of manslaughter in connection with the deaths of three people at a "sweat lodge" he organized.
Ray is accused of recklessness that caused the deaths of Kirby Brown, 38; James Shore, 40; and Liz Neuman, 49. The three died after dozens of people were crowded inside a small tent at the Angel Valley
Retreat Center in Sedona, Arizona.
The incident prompted state Sen.
Albert Hale (D), a member of the Navajo Nation, to introduce a bill that would regulate sweat lodges and other "ceremonies" that take place off the reservation.
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