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The deception ran deep. According to court documents and victim testimonies, Pratt and his co-conspirators deployed "reference girls"—women who had previously been victimized by the scheme—to vouch for the company. These references would falsely assure new victims that the videos they shot would never be posted online or in the United States, and would only be sold to private collectors overseas, usually in Australia or New Zealand.
The criminal reckoning for the men behind the "E484" video and others like it was severe. On October 8, 2019, a federal grand jury in San Diego indicted Michael James Pratt on 19 counts, including sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and conspiracy to launder money. That same month, as the civil trial was underway, Pratt liquidated his assets and fled the United States, becoming an international fugitive.
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