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Pornhub sued for $52 million in damages by 40 victims of GirlsDoPorn sex-trafficking operation
Mindgeek, the parent company of Pornhub, is being sued by 40 women who say it profited from a sex-trafficking operation by a content partner.
Key points:
- The lawsuit is further suing for the money Mindgeek earned from hosting and promoting their videos
- The complaint said the videos remained on the Pornhub even after the sex-trafficking charges were filed
- In January, a US judge awarded $17.5 million in damages to 22 women who featured in GirlsDoPorn videos
The women — all victims of GirlsDoPorn, whose owners were charged with sex trafficking in the US in October last year — allege that MindGeek knew of the allegations against the company, but continued a partnership anyway.
The complaint, filed with a California court on December 15, said…
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