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The case was dismissed in August 2012 in a California District Court, on the grounds that Internet Brands were immune from prosecution under the Communications Decenct Act, 47 U.S.C. She claimed that the owners of Model Mayhem knew of the criminal activity, and failed to warn her or other users of the site, and now holds them liable. Lavont Flanders, along with Emerson Callum, were convicted of sex trafficking in Miami, and in February 2012 they were sentenced to 12 consecutive life terms in prison. Upon arrival, she was drugged, and then raped with the acts recorded on video.
The Waitts sued Internet Brands for not paying them, to which Internet Brands responded by claiming that the Waitts had failed to disclose an ongoing criminal investigation into Lavont Flanders.Īs part of Doe’s action against Model Mayhem, filed in 2012, she alleges that in February 2011, two men used the site to lure her to a fake audition. Internet Brands purchased Model Mayhem from founders Donald and Taylor Waitt in August 2010.
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