Prostitution Ad Ban Creeps Forward, Threatening Social Media and Sex Workers

A measure making prostitution advertising a federal crime passed the House Judiciary Committee this morning.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"This legislation is about more than just Backpage.com," said bill sponsor Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Missouri), promising that the changes would "wreak havoc" on "hundreds of websites."

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia) crowed that the bill "empowers prosecutors with new tools" to hold human traffickers accountable.

But Goodlatte is lying—nothing in the bill addresses penalties for actual human traffickers. Instead, it would allow the government to treat websites and social apps as if they are human traffickers if bad actors should communicate through their digital platforms and tools. (For more about how this would work, see my post from yesterday.) The bill would also make posting or hosting prostitution ads a federal crime.

If H.R. 1865 becomes law, the FBI would be able to prosecute Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Craigslist, and myriad other sites where sex workers advertise and/or communicate with clients—even if the sexual exchange is only alluded to and never completed.*

Goodlatte said that in crafting the legislation, he "consulted with local prosecutors, and also with the Department of Justice." Notably, he does not mention consulting with any sex workers, tech companies, sex-trafficking victims, or any groups that work directly with sex-trafficking victims.

If he did, he might learn that digital advertising has revolutionized the sex trade, making it much more possible for women to work without the aid of abusive or controlling pimps; to screen clients before seeing them; and to generally take more control over their bodies, businesses, and personal safety. Meanwhile, it's also been hugely useful to law enforcement and families for finding victims of exploitation (something that would be all but impossible if street-based sex work were the only option or if traffickers start turning to the dark web.)

But in the delusional minds of folks like Goodlatte and Wagner, everyone engaged in sex work will simply stop if there are no web-ad platforms and all the sex traffickers will simply let their victims go. (Drugs went away when we made those illegal, too, right?) So their goal is to eradicate any web platforms where sex buyers might communicate with sex sellers.

After all, catching actual evildoers is too hard. "Advertisements rarely, if ever, will say the person advertised is a 'victim of sex trafficking,'" Goodlatte lamented. Easier for authorities to stop distinguishing between forced or underage prostitution and sex that free adults consent to have.

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Why We Should All Care about what Happened to @FinleyFawn

So last month a friend and fellow cam model FinleyFawn found herself the victim of both Parental Alienation and Discrimination by the family court for being a cam model.

Here's what happened...

Some of Finley's mail that had her stage name on it was sent to her ex husband's address. He already knew what she did for a living, but claimed he only just learned of her job when he received that piece of mail. The truth is that he didn't know her stage name until that piece of mail came. He finally had the info he needed to do a google search, found her twitter and clips4sale store, printed some screen shots, and then took them to the court and used it to get an emergency restraining order and temporary physical custody of their son. In the papers he filed with the court, he claimed that she was exposing their six year old son to sex work. Saying that she was performing live sex acts over the internet and filming porn movies with the bedroom door wide open while their son was home, in full view of him.

I'm telling you right now that those allegations are complete bull shit, and this a classic case of parental alienation. Being the victim of parental alienation myself, I can relate to what she's going through.

Parental alienation is a form of child abuse!  It's a group of behaviors that are damaging to children's mental and emotional well-being, and can interfere with a relationship of a child and either parent. These behaviors most often accompany high conflict marriages, separation or divorce.

These behaviors whether verbal or non-verbal, cause a child to be mentally manipulated or bullied into believing a loving parent is the cause of all their problems, and/or the enemy, to be feared, hated, disrespected and/or avoided.

Parental alienation deprive children of their right to be loved by and showing love for both of their parents. The destructive actions by an alienating parent or other third person (like another family member, or even a well meaning mental health care worker) can become abusive to the child - as the alienating behaviors are disturbing, confusing and often frightening, to the child, and can rob the child of their sense of security and safety leading to maladaptive emotional or psychiatric reactions.

I'll tell you how I know that the allegations made by Finley's ex husband are bull shit too...

For the moth of July 2015, Finley was generous enough to take me and my daughters into her home (a lovely four bedroom, two bathroom, two story house) when we had nowhere else to go. What I can personally attest to is that I never witnessed her try to interfere with her ex's parenting time, she never spoke badly about her ex around her son, she and her current husband where nothing but loving and attentive parents when he was home with her, and she never exposed either her son or my daughters to anything "work related".

Finley says that this whole situation has done nothing but traumatize her son.

In my humble opinion, if Finley's ex truly had their son's best interest in mind, all of this trauma could have been avoided by simply approaching Finley in a respectable way and discussing his concerns with her parenting style like two mature adults.

It's really heart breaking to think about what Finley and her son are having to endure right now (as I mentioned earlier, I know what it feels like to be victim of an alienating parent).

Another thing that is really disturbing, is how Finley was completely discriminated against by the family court. The judge told Finley that it was pointless for her to tell her side of the story or present any of her evidence because she (the judge) had already made up her mind. I know that judges are pretty much "God" in their court room, and I guess that's what jury trials are for, but still... how a judge can conduct their court like that and still think that they are upholding due process is just beyond me.

This should be of concern to all of us, because if this can happen to Finley, this can happen to any one of us in the "adult entertainment industry" as well. And for those of you who aren't adult entertainers, know that this is much more than just a matter of protecting "sex workers rights"... It's actually a matter of protecting HUMAN RIGHTS! You can't cherry pick what rights should be protected based on morality. If we want to remain a free country, we have to protect ALL RIGHTS! But sadly, not enough people seem to understand this.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

I wish all the best for Finley and her son, as well as all other victims of parental alienation and sex worker discrimination, and pray that everyone will find the justice they seek soon.

 "Justice delayed is justice denied." - William E. Gladstone

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— FinleyFawn (@FinleyFawn) April 28, 2016

The Camgirl Report endorses @CamgirlToolkit

I just wanted to let everyone know about an awesome website called Camgirl Toolkit. They are also an awesome twitter account to follow as well, with daily tweets about cam modeling advice, tips & tricks.
 
Check out the more detailed post I made about them yesterday on my other blog MyFree MFC Profile Help. 







 Here's just a few of her knowledgeable tweets:
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Oakland Premier of Tales of the Grim Sleeper

Showing Wednesday, March 18, 2015 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Omni Commons
4799 Shattuck Ave.
Oakland, California 94609



Acclaimed new film documents the investigation of a notorious serial killer who terrorized South Central LA for over 25 years, targeting Black women. The film is a devastating expose of the lack of police effort in finding and stopping the killer, and the efforts of the Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders to get accountability in the criminal neglect of law enforcement.The Black Coalition’s theme since the mid 1980s was Black Women’s Lives Count, reminiscent of today’s #BlackLivesMatter movement.

The film also shows the vulnerability to violence of sex workers as easy prey due to their illegality. The police referred to these murders as NHI - no humans involved. The film was short-listed for an Academy Award.Trailer:

Called By US PROStitutes Collective

Co-Sponsors: All of Us or None; Global Women's Strike; In Defense of Prostitute Women's Safety Project; Erotic Service Providers Union; Legal Action for Women; Queer Strike; Sin Barras.

MFC is Cracking Down on Cam Shows in Public

Well in case anyone hasn't yet heard of the big crack down from MFC about not letting models do cam shows in public any more, here is why...

this is a bit funny pic.twitter.com/AGwru1dGzG
— KickAz (@kickazmfc) February 21, 2015

@Official_Kink @MFJ500 @JujuLuvsLife well all I know is a received a warning & I haven't cammed in over a month. pic.twitter.com/o3E4wPSQYF
— Ava Kittyn (@AvaKittyn_MFC) February 12, 2015

Cop vs. Porn Star

Porn Star Takes California Bar Exam for First Time and Passes

California has what is considered the most difficult bar exam in the nation.

Posted Dec 09th, 2014 04:31 PM by Tom Hymes

LOS ANGELES—The next time someone tells you porn stars have to rely on their physical assets to compensate for what's lacking upstairs, mention Heather Swift, who performed in approximately six titles from 2012 to this year under the name Holly Price. In addition to her work in adult movies and as a stripper, the self-described former porn star is distinguished for having passed the California bar exam the first time she took it.

Most people probably do not comprehend just how impressive an acheivement that is. According to Above the Law, becoming a lawyer in the Golden State is harder than in any other state in the union. "As we mentioned this morning," wrote Staci Zaretsky today for the site, "the California bar exam had one of its lowest pass rates in almost a decade. Just 48.6 percent of test-takers passed the exam, which is quite unfortunate.

"The Los Angeles Times notes that the pass rate for July 2014 represents nearly a 7 percentage point dip from July 2013’s pass rate," she added. "The last time less than half of bar examinees passed, it was 2005."
But one of the ones who did pass was Swift, a 2013 graduate of ABA-accredited Western State University College of Law, who, per IAFD.com, started performing in adult in her early 30s, working for Brazzers, Bang Productions and Pure Play Media in titles such as Girly Girls Like It Rough (2012), Seduced by a Cougar 25 (2013) and Real Wife Stories 17 (2014).
"I took the July 2014 California Bar Exam (my first time taking any bar exam), and I PASSED," Swift told Above the Law by email. "No, I did not get time and a half, nor do I have any inside connections to the California State Bar. …
"How did I do it," she continued. "Because unbeknownst to many, women in the adult industry are intelligent and can matriculate through a cutthroat tier 3 law school, and pass the hardest bar exam in history ... Perhaps society needs to relinquish stereotypes and overcome their jealousy."
She added at the end of her email, "As for those who snicker at women in the adult industry and who couldn’t pass the exam, stop laughing because a stripper porn star is apparently smarter than you."
Above the Law, rather than put off by Swift's feisty demeanor, expressed its admiration. "Heather Swift is a girl after our own hearts: she’s sassy, classy, and a bit smart-assy," wrote Zaretsky. "We wish her the best of luck in her new life as a lawyer. She’s already one step ahead of the game in that she’s already screwed people for a living, and she’ll perform her services even better if a client makes it rain. Any law firm would be lucky to have her."

Image: Heather Swift, courtesy of AbovetheLaw.com. 
Link to OP: http://business.avn.com/articles/legal/Porn-Star-Takes-California-Bar-Exam-for-First-Time-and-Passes-582114.html

Former dominatrix to receive civil liberties award

The former dominatrix who overturned Canada’s prostitution laws will receive the second annual Ontario Civil Liberties Award in Ottawa next month.
Terri-Jean Bedford, who operated a bondage dungeon in Thornhill, Ont., until it was shut down by police in 1994, challenged Canada’s prostitution laws in court, leading to last year’s landmark Supreme Court decision finding the laws were unconstitutional.
“It’s an outstanding example of what the Ontario Civil Liberties Association stands for,” said Joseph Hickey, executive director of the organization, in an interview Monday morning.
“I want to be remembered for standing against secret rules” said Bedford in a news release. “My motto is that I’ll fight for my rights whether you like it or not.”
Bedford last made headlines when she appeared at a Senate committee hearing in September, in her trademark leather.

Bedford was ejected from the hearing after she threatened to name politicians who employ sex workers.
“If this law passes I’m going to make you guys forget about Mike Duffy, because I’ve got more information and more proof on politicians in this country than you can shake a stick at, I promise,” she said, smacking the table with her riding crop.
Bedford and her supporters are threatening to name names in protest against the government’s bill C-36, which will ban the purchase of sex.
The government introduced the law after Bedford’s successful court challenge. The court gave the government a year to come up with a new law.
Bedford and sex workers argue that the new law will pose the same risk to their safety as the old law, since prostitution will remain illegal, preventing sex workers from taking steps to work safely.
The bill’s supporters argue that the law will help sex workers leave the industry by cracking down on clients and pimps.
The law passed third reading in the House of Commons earlier this month. It is now headed for final hearings in the Senate.
Three weeks ago, Bedford sent a letter to sex workers’ advocacy groups across Canada seeking their input on a plan to publicly “out” politicians who employ sex workers.
smaher@postmedia.com

New Book Coming Soom.

I just finished my first chapter.

This will be an easy to read manual with plenty of pictures and guides.

I won't guarantee that this book will raise your camscore thousands of points within a few months, or that in reading this you'll be in the top 20 on MFC in no time. But what I can promise you, is that I'll be honest in everything I've learned in my years of cam modeling, and give credit and special thanks to all of those I've learned from. 

Feds Successfully End All Sex Crimes with the Seizure of MyRedbook

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More thoughts about the “take down’ of MyRedbook.

I was doing some more research into the latest news on the MyRedbook ordeal, and I came across this comment in a reddit thread. User name ‘nacho-bitch’ had this to say,

‘So my friend Annmarie is one of the defendants (I got to pick her up from federal court the other day since the FBI was just going to leave her stranded in San Francisco). She is a contract employee (has a 1099 so it's all legal) that does all the moderation for the site. Her whole job was basically to make sure that there was no child porn. So yeah, she is now on house arrest and her child is in CPS because she spent her day keeping child abuse off that site.”

Well how to you like that? Yet another example of cruel irony. This was all done under the guise of keeping children safe. Yet, kids are five times more likely to die from physical abuse and eleven times more likely to be sexually abused under state run “child protection” care.

My heart just goes out to her. Although I don’t know her personally, she was always very nice to me in chat and came across a sincere person. I wish I knew how to get in touch with her so I could find out exactly what we can do to help her during her time of need. I’m sure that she must be in need of funds for her legal defense, as well as general living expenses. I don’t know what kind of money she was making working for Red, but I’m sure that if she was able to save up anything substantial, the Feds most likely seized it.
There has to be some way we could start a fundraiser for her. I’ve done a few in the past for friends of mine that turned out to be very successful. MRB had a huge following, I’m sure that if everyone who ever appreciated MyRedbook and is now devastated that it’s gone, managed to chip in, even just a small amount, it would make a huge impact on her situation.

ATTENTION #MyRedbook FAMILY

The Irony of the Seizure of MyRedbook happening so close to "Independence day"

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MyRedBook.com Seized by the Feds

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Applying Sales and Marketing Stategies from Vanilla Sources

Researching, studying, and learning from sites like AmberCutie Forum, StripperWeb, and WeCamgirls is a definite must for women who want to be successful in our line of work. But it's important for us to remember that we can still learn very important information from vanilla sources as well. Although not specifically catering to those of us in the "Adult Entertainment" industry, there are still a lot of good blogs, forums, and even books that cover the subjects of sales, marketing, and just overall life/people skills that can and should be applied to any business field as well as all walks of life. 

Here's all of the best vanilla books, forums, and blogs that I can think of at the moment, which feel are a must read. I'll update this post as I remember and/or discover more. If you know of something I should add to this list, please let me know in the comments section:

California fire chief arrested in stabbing death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California fire battalion chief who eluded authorities for more than two weeks has been arrested in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Lisa Bowman said in a statement Friday.
She could not immediately provide additional information on the arrest of Orville "Moe" Fleming.

Fleming had been wanted since the body of 26-year-old Sarah June Douglas was found May 1 inside the south Sacramento home they had shared for the past two years.

Authorities say Fleming, 55, had considerable outdoor skills, was familiar with California's mountains because of his career as a wildland firefighter, and had keys to state fire facilities throughout the state.

He was fired from his job as a battalion chief and instructor with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection after failing to show up at work for a week after the slaying.

"We are pleased that this search is over and the Sheriff's Office has apprehended Mr. Fleming," said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "We will continue to support the sheriff and the district attorney in any way we can as the judicial process continues."

Investigators previously said Fleming moved in with Douglas after meeting her as an escort who advertised on the Internet.

Fleming filed for divorce from his wife in Fresno County Superior Court in October, according to online records, but the case has not been finalized.

Fleming's estranged wife, Meagan Fleming, had sought a protective order against Douglas last fall, alleging Douglas was harassing her and her adult children in an attempt to get money from Orville Fleming. The request was denied a day later without being considered, when a judge said Meagan Fleming had not properly filled out the required form.

There was no answer at the telephone number listed for Meagan Fleming's home on Friday, and she did not immediately respond to an email.

Orville Fleming vanished after he abandoned his official California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pickup in a Sacramento suburb before sheriff's investigators learned of Douglas' death.

Investigators received hundreds of tips, including unsubstantiated sightings as distant as Oregon and Los Angeles.

Cal Fire Chief Wanted for Homicide of stacy_love_diamond

SACRAMENTO, Calif. A Cal Fire battalion chief wanted on suspicion of killing his fiancee in South Sacramento is on the lam and is known to frequent the Santa Cruz mountains and the Yosemite Valley, authorities said.

Detectives suspect Orville "Moe" Fleming murdered 26-year-old Sarah Jane Douglas at their home on May 1.

Fleming and his fiancee met through an online dating and escort service website called myRedbook.com.

On Wednesday, sheriff's deputies said they suspect Fleming received help from an escort he also met on myRedBook after the homicide to escape from the South Sacramento area. The chief's Cal Fire truck was found abandoned in Elk Grove, Calif.

Fleming, 55, was a 24-year veteran of Cal Fire. He likely still has keys in his possession to fire gates, trails and Cal Fire facilities throughout the state, investigators said.

Officials said Fleming has spent a lot of time in the Santa Cruz mountains and is an avid outdoorsman. Santa Cruz County deputies said they are keeping an eye out for Fleming.

Douglas suffered a brutally violent death.

According to an arrest warrant, her body was face down in the master bedroom when her sister and a friend found her. A sheet was tied around her neck and she had been stabbed numerous times. Blood was splattered on the bedroom's bed and walls.

Detectives who were called to the home said they smelled gas in the garage when they arrived, and found large wrenches near the water heater, indicating someone may have been trying to cause a fire or explosion.

Stephanie Douglas, Sarah Douglas' sister, told investigators that the night before her sister's death they went with their mother to a casino. Sarah told them she intended to leave Fleming.

Stephanie called her sister after returning from the casino and heard Sarah and Fleming arguing, the arrest warrant states. Stephanie told police that she heard her sister scream and someone grab the phone before it went dead. When she tried calling back, the phone went straight to voicemail. Sarah also never replied to any of Stephanie's text messages.

After the killing, “We believe someone picked him up and took him somewhere,” Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Sgt. Lisa Bowman said. “We do not know who that is."

Fleming is believed to have two guns with him -- a .45-caliber pistol and a .25-caliber pistol.

Fleming worked in a Cal Fire office in Ione, Calif. He has since been fired by Cal Fire because he failed to report to work for five consecutive days, Cal Fire officials said.

Deputies are asking anyone who may have had contact with Fleming to call the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department at 916-874-8477.



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Camgirl Tragically Murdered by Roommate

I know this is old news, but I just now found it, so I'm posting about it on my blog. So sad to see something like this happen to anyone, much less a fellow camgirl. 

http://mydeathspace.com/article/2014...y_her_roommate

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2...EWS/302150073/

A domestic disturbance escalated Saturday morning and left a Union Township woman dead and her roommate charged with murder.
Police said they found Meagan Fambry, 20, after they were dispatched to the Southwind Apartment complex about 10:45 a.m.
Later Saturday, police arrested Phillip Hamm, 21, and booked him into the Clermont County Jail on murder charges. The two shared the apartment.
Hamm was at the apartment when police arrived and cooperated with the investigation.
I would describe it as a domestic situation that ended in violent death,? Lt. Scott Gaviglia of the Union Township Police Department said.
According to her Facebook page, Fambry is a 2011 graduate of Amelia High School.
Police would not say if a weapon was used.
Police said additional charges could be filed once the case is presented to a grand jury.
Hamm has a bond hearing scheduled Monday at 9 a.m. before Judge Robert Lamb.

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Chase closing accounts of porn stars: Report

 Link to OP: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101616944

Chase Bank is closing the accounts of hundreds of people who work in the adult industry, according to multiple reports

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton posted images of the letters reportedly sent to stars in the adult industry informing them of the account closings. Hilton reported that the accounts would be closed on May 11, 2014.

Porn site sues Amazon over Fire TV name
Adult industry publication XBIZ also reported on the account closings,  including an interview with one of the women whose account is slated for termination, porn star Teagan Presley.

XBIZ reported that they had not been able to reach Chase for comment.

TMZ.com reported Friday that Chase had closed the account of porn star Layton Benton, who told the site that Chase said her account was "a risk." Citing sources, the site reported that Chase is targeting specific types of transactions such as deposits from webcam shows.
JPMorgan Chase faced a lawsuit last year from the founder of soft porn studio MRG Entertainment that alleged the bank violated fair lending laws for refusing to underwrite a loan on the grounds of "moral reasons."
The outcome of the case was not clear Saturday.

Hawaii Law Lets Police Have Sex With Hookers

Hawaii Debates Whether to Let Cops Have Sex With Prostitutes in Order to Bust Them

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Cops in Hawaii would like to retain the right to have sex with prostitutes, if you don't mind.

Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Right now, it's legal in Hawaii for an undercover police officer to pretend to be a john, have sex with a prostitute, and then arrest her after the fact. Some legislators in Hawaii are not too happy about this and, in a new bill aimed at cracking down on prostitution, have attempted to get rid of the provision that allowed for it. But police leadership in the state is fighting back. The Associated Press reports: 

Authorities say they need the legal protection to catch lawbreakers in the act. Critics, including human trafficking experts and other police, say it's unnecessary and could further victimize sex workers, many of whom have been forced into the trade.

Police haven't said how often — or even if — they use the provision. And when they asked legislators to preserve it, they made assurances that internal policies and procedures are in place to prevent officers from taking advantage of it.