'This is a case about rape, not pornography,' the complaint said, describing the website as 'likely the largest non-regulatory repository of child pornography in North America and well beyond.'Īll but one of the plaintiffs, who reside both in the United States and abroad, wished to remain anonymous.įourteen said they were minors when they were filmed and should be considered 'a victim of child sex trafficking'.
They accuse MindGeek, the controversial adult entertainment empire that runs Pornhub, of being a 'classic criminal enterprise' with a business model based on exploiting non-consensual sexual content. Lawyers representing the 34 plaintiffs accuse the online giant – one of the world's largest adult video websites – of creating a teeming marketplace for child pornography and 'every other form' of nonconsensual sexual content, and want the company to pay damages. Nearly three dozen women have filed a lawsuit in California against adult video website Pornhub, accusing it and its parent company of knowingly profiting from footage depicting rape and sexual exploitation, including of minors.
