They had been placed in police custody on Tuesday as part of the investigations of the research section of the Paris gendarmerie.
Four men, at least three of whom are actors in so-called amateur porn, were indicted this Friday as part of a judicial investigation opened in October 2020 for aggravated human trafficking, gang rape or even aggravated pimping .
Twelve men, actors, directors, producers, have already been prosecuted in this case and the vast majority are incarcerated.
Among them, the producers nicknamed "Pascal OP" and "Mat Hadix", very well known in this porn scene that plays with the image of amateurism.
More than forty victims have joined as civil parties, as well as associations.
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According to elements of the investigation revealed by the press, the "Pascal OP" platform, "French Bukkake", named after a sexual practice, first attracted the attention of investigators: a subscription allowed customers to participate in priority scenes, with places reserved for sessions without condoms.
This system, aimed at making individuals pay in exchange for organized sexual relations, has fueled suspicions of pimping in the eyes of the courts.
To find "actresses" for filming, a modus operandi was identified by the investigators: a tout, posing as an "ally" woman, "Axelle", convinced these women canvassed on the Internet, often with life paths difficult and deprived, to prostitute themselves.
Forced sexual practices
This tout then turned into a client and obtained from them a sexual service aimed at removing their reluctance to paid sex.
After leaving them without pay, “Axelle” contacted them again to suggest a new way to bail them out, via high-paying porn videos intended for Canada.
But the film ended up being accessible everywhere, including in France.
Subject to lengthy analyzes by the gendarmes of the Paris research section, the videos produced "really questioned the consent of young women to the various sexual services", since in certain passages, they verbally opposed sexual practices that were imposed.