. >> reporter: larisa says she was part of bikram's inner circle, one of a select few teachers to become part of bikram's entourage. >> i think the guru thing is sort of hard for people to get. it's not just that he's like a really good spin instructor. >> right. >> right? >> mm-hmm. >> to you he was something spiritual? >> yes. the young women who want to believe in something so badly, he sees it. and those are the people that he targets because they're vulnerable. >> reporter: marissa anderson says she was vulnerable when she came to bikram, recovering from drug addiction. yoga, she says, was her path to a healthier life. he could walk on water as far as you were concerned? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> reporter: she says all that changed late one night at bikram's beverly hills mansion. >> he raped me. we were watching a movie, and he grabbed the back of my head and he kissed me. and i pulled away and i said i don't -- this isn't -- i felt speechless. because this was my guru. and i thought of him as a father figure. and he stood up and he grabbed my hand and he sat me down on the cou

. >> larisa anderson said she was once part of his inner circle. >> he raped you?r: his wife sleeping upstairs. >> correct. >> i never lie, i never cheat, i never hurt. >> reporter: in a 2012 interview on his booming success, he got visibly angry when i asked him about rumors of inappropriate contact with students. >> [ bleep ]. >> nothing. >> nothing? hardest problem in my life, david, is stay away from women. women like me. and i have to run city after city, country after country, all my life to stay away from the women. >> reporter: women like you too much? >> yeah. >> reporter: the women accusing bikram didn't file reports until years after the alleged incidents and the d.a. declined to pursue criminal charges. these lawsuits are being brought in civil court. >> what would you want to say to him now? >> i would just say that i -- i hope that he gets some help. >> reporter: he and his legal team declined request for an interview in this story. in a state of illinois shlgs in a statement, his attorney said the defendants strongly dispute the allegations at issue