Michael James Pratt, founder of the porn empire GirlsDoPorn, has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for sex trafficking. Pratt, who pleaded guilty in June, was found to have recruited hundreds of women, often in their late teens, through fraudulent modeling offers, using force, fraud, and coercion. The crimes resulted in a 2020 judgment against Pratt and others, after several women claimed they were victimized. Co-defendants Matthew Isaac Wolfe and Ruben Andre Garcia received 14 and 20-year sentences, respectively, while cameraman Theodore Gyi was sentenced to four years.
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This case of GirlsDoPorn owner, Michael Pratt, being extradited to San Diego to face sex trafficking charges is truly a harrowing and disturbing reminder of the dark underbelly of the porn industry. Reading about the 19 charges he is facing, including sex trafficking, conspiracy, and production of child pornography, makes my blood boil. The fact that he made over $17 million from this exploitation adds another layer of disgust to an already repugnant situation.
The details of how girls were recruited under false pretenses, coerced into filming long hours of rough sex, and then had their videos released online and sent to their families and schools are sickening.… Continue reading
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