It alleges MindGeek did not end its partnership with GirlsDoPorn until that company’s operators were charged by U.S. authorities in November 2019. One of GirlsDoPorn’s operators, Ruben Andre Garcia, pleaded guilty in November to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion.
According to the lawsuit, MindGeek and GirlsDoPorn entered into a partnership in 2011. The deal allegedly allowed videos created by GirlsDoPorn to be hosted on MindGeek’s sites, such as Pornhub.Article content continued The lawsuit also claims that MindGeek-owned websites did not remove videos when requested by the women who appeared in them. In some of those requests, the women explicitly stated that they were coerced, the suit alleges.
The lawsuit says GirlsDoPorn allegedly targeted women under the age of 22 and recruited them under false pretences. At no point were the women told the videos were being made by GirlsDoPorn, the lawsuit alleges.