I lived ten years with a criminal, that man was my Husband🔗

I was completely unaware of the conspiracy which Douglas planned and executed. He had been spreading lies about Swamiji among Sangha (spiritual community) members. He alleged that sexual tantric practices were being practised by His devotees and claimed that Swamiji had a harem of women around Him. Douglas, being unemployed, found the growing mission of Paramahamsa Nithyananda to be an easy target for blackmail and extortion. His actions were not limited to blackmail and extortion, but included being disruptive to the people participating in meditation programs in the Los Angeles Aadheenam by setting off fire alarms, triggering Emergency (911) help for non-existent fire incidents, reporting false claims of safety problems with the Aadheenam and so forth. Even though we both moved to live as permanent residents at the L.A Aadheenam together as a couple, he used to disappear for long time periods.

At this time in the Los Angeles Aadheenam, another key figure in the blackmail and extortion plot was emerging in the growing Nithyananda Sangha network. Since Los Angeles Aadheenam is the headquarters for the Paramahamsa Nithyananda mission for the Western Hemisphere, many Sanghas from across Canada and the U.S. would meet there for special occasions. Here, Vinay Bhardwaj, a child rapist, became part of Douglas' conspiracy.