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A year later, Michael J. Pratt remains on the run from trafficking charges

porn news — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:01:20 +0000

It’s almost a year since Michael J. Pratt owner of Girls do Porn went into hiding. Almost a year later there seem to be no new leads when it comes to finding him. Read past Articles and the Breaking news that lead up to the federal Government’s intervention https://mikesouth.com/?s=girls+do+porn Twenty-two women have been awarded more […]

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NZ sex workers back on the job under COVID-19 alert level 2

Sam Langhorne — Fri, 15 May 2020 16:27:17 +0000

‘Kissing is out, contact tracing is in’ New Zealand‘s national lift to COVID-19 alert level 2 means it’s business as usual for many Kiwis, including sex workers who headed back to work on Thursday. With no touching outside of personal bubbles during lockdown, sex workers have been forced to adapt to novel means of work […]

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Fredrick and Efrain Jimenez charged with obstructing sex-trafficking enforcement in GirlsDoPorn case

porn news — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 07:42:50 +0000

When GirlsDoPorn boss Michael Pratt fled the country — avoiding a civil trial that went on without him and federal sex-trafficking charges that followed — he left behind his cat, as well as a house north of Escondido (which is just north of San Diego) apparently humming with computer equipment, authorities said. But investigators suggest […]

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The Hunt for Michael J. Pratt of GirlsDoPorn is on!

XXX Insider — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 04:09:02 +0000

During his civil trial, Michael J. Pratt picked up and ran. He claimed he was going on a vacation in Tijuana, Mexico and from there took off for his homeland, New Zealand. The question is, can we force him back to the US? In 1970 the US signed an extradition treaty with New Zealand, that […]

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Porn video plays all night on hacked screens at Auckland sportswear store

xxxReporter — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 23:55:47 +0000

A sportswear store in New Zealand is apologizing after hackers apparently hijacked its public-facing promotional screens to display porn in Auckland’s busy shopping district. The incident happened at Asics, a Japanese-owned retailer, on Auckland’s Queen Street early Sunday morning. The video aired on a screen above the store’s sign between 1 a.m. and 10 a.m., witnesses told […]

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Michael Pratt of GirlsDoPorn Fled the Country

Sekhmet — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 22:34:27 +0000

Right smack in the middle of his trial, Michael J. Pratt of Girls Do Porn fled the country. According to a story on NBC, right smack in the middle of their trial, the court was informed that Pratt was no longer in the country, despite being under a subpoena to testify. I hate to say […]

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New Zealand: Young Kiwis using sex work to pay university bills

xxxReporter — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 20:43:44 +0000

According to a report, a growing number of young Kiwis are jumping into jobs on the fringes of sex work such as “sugar daddy” relationships and online webcam shows in a bid to pay their bills. Some of them are students seeking ways to pay for rising rents and tertiary fees. New Zealand Prostitutes Collective […]

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New Zealand sex work activist Catherine Healy made a dame

Sam Langhorne — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 18:35:12 +0000

A former sex worker who led a successful campaign to decriminalize prostitution in New Zealand has been made a dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Catherine Healy, 62, was recognized with an Order of Merit for services to the rights of sex workers on Monday. She was instrumental in bringing about a new law in […]

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Movement eats its own: New Zealand sex workers lodge complaints over foreign worker online ads

Voice For Reason — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:57:52 +0000

Nationalism and arguments about ‘public health’ from New Zealand sex workers demonstrate that maybe that red umbrella isn’t quite as big as advertised… New Zealand sex workers are furious that foreign prostitutes who come on temporary visas can advertise their services here despite it being illegal for them to work. High profile escort Lisa Lewis […]

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