Michael Pratt, the co-owner of porn sites “GirlsDoPorn” and “GirlsDoToys” has been added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list with a hefty reward after fleeing the U.S in late 2019.
Defunct Porn Site Network Owner Michael Pratt Added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List
His sites were involved in some shady practices involving casting via fake modeling sites, constantly contacting potential participants for porn work, using a proxy “reference girl” to marinate them into doing pornographic films, lying about the distribution intent of the footage, rough sex, and occasionally preventing women from leaving the set.
Women reported conditions such as sexually transmitted infections, very sensitive personal details being leaked to the public, and being sent cease-and-desist requests just for demanding that their information and certain content be taken down.
There were also claims that not all participants were paid for filming and photo shoots. Through the sites, Pratt and company brought in roughly $17 million in revenue.
Pratt and co-owner Matthew Wolfe were hit with charges related to co-conspiring to “recruit young adult women and minor girls to engage in commercial sex acts by force, fraud, and coercion.” Basically sex trafficking charges.
Michael Pratt fled the country after the 2019 warrant from the U.S District Court of Southern California was issued and $100,000 was offered for tips leading to his apprehension.
He’s considered a slippery customer as the FBI stated that he has the cash to move around internationally and the connections to avoid capture. Wolfe would plead guilty to “conspiring to fraudulently coerce young women to appear in sex videos on the GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys websites.”
In doing so, he admitted to the team’s practices intentionally scamming the women and girls into doing explicit content while telling them that it wouldn’t be posted online.
Matthew Wolfe is scheduled for sentencing on October 10, 2022.
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