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PornHub Parent Site Admits to Profiting From Sex Trafficking
By Movieguide® Contributor
PornHub’s parent site, Aylo, has admitted they profit from sex trafficking.
“According to Aylo’s admissions and/or court documents filed today, between 2017 and 2019, Aylo received money that Aylo knew or should have known was derived from…sex trafficking operations,” a statement from the Eastern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s office read.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is now emphasizing the importance of holding Aylo and PornHub accountable for profiting from these and other crimes.
“This announcement is a huge victory for survivors who have been bravely coming forward for years with their testimonies of exploitation and abuse on Pornhub while Pornhub’s parent company refused to take responsibility. Finally, Pornhub’s parent company has admitted to profiting from sex trafficking concerning one sex trafficking operation which alone victimized hundreds of women. Now the company must be held accountable to the highest degree of the law civilly and criminally, not only in this case, but in many others,” said Haley McNamara, Vice President of Strategy and Communications at NCOSE.
She continued, “There are now two class action lawsuits that have been certified in the United States, and other civil lawsuits against Pornhub for profiting from sex trafficking and child sexual abuse material. These survivors also deserve justice.”
McNamara explained that Aylo and PornHub’s admission of profiting from sex trafficking “disqualifies” the company from speaking on issues like “pornography performer welfare, age verification, online privacy, and child safety.”
“Pornhub has demonstrated that it does not care about those who have been exploited on its platform and therefore cannot be trusted,” she concluded.
Aylo stated that it “deeply regrets” giving a platform to illegal content and profiting off of sex trafficking material, and has agreed to make payments to the women whose videos were posted without their consent, per Forbes.
Movieguide® previously reported on the class action suit brought against Aylo and PornHub:
A second class-action lawsuit was recently certified against Pornhub and its parent company, MindGeek/Aylo.
A survivor of childhood sex trafficking and child sexual abuse material, known as Jane Doe, was certified as the class representative in the suit.
The suit certified the following class: “All persons who were under the age of 18 when they appeared in a video or image that has been made available for viewing on any website owned or operated by Defendants anytime from February 12, 2011, through the present,” per a press release.
Josh Hayes, partner at Prince Glover Hayes, spoke on behalf of Jane Doe’s legal team, saying, “We’re gratified that the Court has certified this class of victim-survivors and look forward to holding Pornhub and its related companies accountable for their actions. This is a team effort and we’re grateful to all of the firms who are partnering with us to represent Jane Doe and the other survivors.”
“Jane Doe’s courage in representing the class ‘helps more vulnerable [child] victims come forward with their claims and potentially receive relief than might otherwise come forward individually,’” Hayes continued.
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