Porn Website Must Pay $12.7 Million To Duped Models

(January 10, 2020, 2:14 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — In a detailed 187-page proposed statement of decision, a California judge on Jan. 2 found the operators of an adult website to be jointly liable for deceit and fraud in its posting and distribution of pornographic videos of 22 women without their consent, awarding the plaintiffs more than $12 million in damages based on the defendants’ “reprehensible” behavior and “obfuscation” over many years (Jane Doe Nos. 1-22 v. GirlsDoPorn.com, et al., No. 37-2016-00019027, Calif. Super, San Diego Co.)....