Founder of San Diego-based GirlsDoPorn pleads guilty to sex-trafficking conspiracy
Criminal Justice,California,Pornography,Sex,Sex Trafficking,Sexual Misconduct
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The mastermind of a vast conspiracy that tricked and coerced young women into filming pornographic videos that were posted online without their consent pleaded guilty Thursday in San Diego federal court to two sex-trafficking charges that could see him sentenced to life in prison.
Michael James Pratt, the 42-year-old New Zealand citizen who created and operated the website GirlsDoPorn, pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and one count of conspiracy to commit the same crime.
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