[1/3] Nicole Daedone, founder and former CEO of OneTaste Inc., arrives for a hearing at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) - The founder of OneTaste, a sexual wellness company that claims to teach "orgasmic meditation," plans to challenge a federal criminal charge that she surveilled group members and withheld promised wages, her lawyer said on Wednesday. Daedone, who also served as OneTaste's chief executive until 2017, and former head of sales Rachel Cherwitz have each pleaded not guilty to one count of forced labor conspiracy. Jenny Kramer, a lawyer for Cherwitz, told Gujarati her client denied the charges. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Nicole Daedone, Brendan McDermid, Reid Weingarten, Diane, Weingarten, Rachel Cherwitz, Jenny Kramer, Cherwitz, OneTaste, Luc Cohen, Matthew Lewis Organizations: OneTaste Inc, Brooklyn Federal, REUTERS, U.S, District, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn, Brooklyn , New York, U.S, California, New York