Porn star pleads guilty to sex trafficking
A porn star has pleaded guilty to trafficking women and children and accepting more than $200,000 in sex acts.
Key points:The 32-year-old pleaded guilty in Philadelphia federal court to sex exploitation and money laundering in connection with the sex trafficking of childrenIn an affidavit filed in federal court, he said he knew he was engaged in trafficking when he agreed to meet and have sex with a woman he met onlineHe said he told police he didn’t want the sex, but they forced him to meet her and pay $10,000 to take her to a remote locationIn an interview with NBC’s Today show, the porn star said he was lured to Philadelphia by the promise of a job.
He was initially told he would receive $5,000 but he received $50,000.
He said the money he was promised was paid for with his life savings.
The defendant, who also goes by the name Lulu, had been arrested in August on charges of trafficking children and prostitution.
He pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking.
The plea agreement requires him to forfeit his citizenship and face deportation.
Prosecutors said the porn actor agreed to help the woman he meets online and pay for the sex with $10 a night, the maximum that a federal criminal charge can carry.
He was also charged with two counts of conspiracy, which could carry up to 20 years in prison.
“The defendant has admitted to using a fictitious email address, which he uses to send pornographic images of young girls to a woman who he meets through an online service called ‘Lulu.”
Lulu’ was also his email account name.’
He would provide the woman with a computer and then she would send him images of the images, which were then downloaded and sent to him,'” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Tashnick.