Police spent almost 15 thousand hryvnias to expose webcam studio in Kharkiv
According to the investigation, the webcam models worked in a specially equipped room, from where they broadcast to foreign platforms.
According to the investigation, the webcam models worked in a specially equipped room, from where they broadcast to foreign platforms.
In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers exposed the activities of an illegal online porn studio where webcam models broadcast explicit content, Suspilne reports , citing the Prosecutor General's Office. To document the crime, the police spent almost 15,000 hryvnias on paying for viewings and recording broadcasts.
According to the investigation, in 2023, a Kyiv resident, together with her husband and two Kharkiv women, organized an online porn studio in Kharkiv. One of the women looked for models and supervised their work, the other was responsible for finances. The husband was in charge of technical support. Two apartments were rented for the studio, which were equipped with cameras and lighting, misleading the owners about the real purpose of the housing.
To gather evidence, law enforcement officers paid to watch and record broadcasts. The total cost of this operation was 14,920 hryvnias. The content was available only to foreign customers, and the payment was made in foreign currency.
List of "orders" of law enforcement officers:
- April 12, 2024 — webcam model under the nickname "Rachel Blush1" — 2,509 hryvnias 56 kopecks (which is equal to 750 tokens);
- April 16, 2024 — webcam model under the nickname "Britneylugg" — 2499 hryvnias 60 kopecks (which is equal to 750 tokens);
- April 18, 2024 — webcam model under the nickname "SandraStoun" — 1991 hryvnia 63 kopecks (which is equal to 550 tokens);
- April 19, 2024 — webcam model under the nickname "Monaparissi" — 1999 hryvnias 60 kopecks (which is equal to 550 tokens);
- April 19, 2024 — webcam model under the nickname "Karolina Ester" — 1991 hryvnia 63 kopecks (which is equal to 550 tokens);
- April 21, 2024 — webcam model under the nickname "Hloyamurr" — 1999 hryvnias 60 kopecks (which is equal to 550 tokens);
- April 29, 2024 — webcam model under the nickname "Sabina Allford" — 1991 hryvnia 63 kopecks (which is equal to 550 tokens).
The organizers of the illegal business face criminal liability for the production and distribution of pornography. The case has been referred to court. Earlier, we reported how the National Police searched the house of an OnlyFans model and confiscated $200,000.
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