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GirlsDoPorn Owner Michael Pratt Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking

His plea follows revelation of a scheme that used deception to film hundreds of women for videos later sold online for millions.

The FBI is offering a reward for tips that lead to Michael James Pratt’s arrest.
The FBI released this poster in 2022 while announcing that GirlsDoPorn boss Michael James Pratt was added to the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list. (Alex Riggins/San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Overview

  • Pratt admitted in federal court June 5 that he orchestrated a sex-trafficking ring and faces at least 15 years when he is sentenced on September 8, 2025.
  • He fled the U.S. in 2019, spent three years as an FBI Top Ten fugitive after an international warrant, and was arrested in Spain in December 2022 before extradition.
  • Prosecutors say he and associates coerced models with false promises of private overseas distribution, then posted the content online without consent.
  • The operation generated more than $17 million in subscription revenue by seeding clips on free pornography sites such as PornHub.
  • More than 120 women have filed civil lawsuits and PornHub’s parent company paid $1.8 million to settle a related criminal investigation.