PornHub's parent company previously settled a separate lawsuit filed in San Diego on behalf of 50 women who similarly alleged the company operates a multitude of pornographic sites that have hosted videos featuring the womenA lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of 61 women against Pornhub's parent company for allegedly hosting videos produced by former San Diego-based website GirlsDoPorn.com, the owners and operators of which were charged by federal prosecutors with sex trafficking.
The new lawsuit alleges the company's business partnership with GirlsDoPorn only ended because GirlsDoPorn ceased to exist amid a Department of Justice sex trafficking investigation. Several people associated with GirlsDoPorn were charged by the local U.S. Attorney's Office and most have pleaded guilty to various charges.