21-year-old Owner Of ‘onlyfans’ Home In Washington Is Charged With Human Trafficking

A 21-year-old Washington man who allegedly controlled a location afloat of women creating big contented has been charged pinch human trafficking and different crimes.

Nikita Tyukalo has been accused of spearheading a strategy to recruit young women into pornography while maintaining power complete their finances and entree to shelter. He has been charged pinch 4 counts of second-degree human trafficking, money laundering, and starring organized crime, according to Fox 13 Seattle.

Tyukalo is presently being held connected a $5 cardinal bail.

Police said that nan women they interviewed who worked astatine nan spot gave accordant accounts of exploitation and "physical unit and abuse" astatine nan hands of 3 young men, including nan suspect.

Last week, Bellevue SWAT portion stormed what immoderate of its occupants called nan "OnlyFans House” and arrested Tyukalo. The spot has nary charismatic relationship to nan OnlyFans company.

Investigators opportunity successful summation to providing a residence for nan models, nan mansion besides served arsenic a accumulation hub for nan definitive contented produced astatine nan house. During their investigation, constabulary learned that 4 different properties successful Bellevue and Renton whitethorn person been progressive successful nan alleged activity trafficking operation.

The women interviewed by constabulary declare that they would beryllium forced to watercourse for agelong hours, were fixed small successful payment, and could not entree their ain societal media and OnlyFans accounts. They further claimed they were pressured to nutrient progressively definitive contented and were pressured to return Adderall to support them active.

One female told constabulary that she had been slapped and dragged astir by her hairsbreadth and had been humiliated and threatened pinch guns.

Another claimed that 1 of nan men successful nan house, upon proceeding she was struggling pinch suicidal thoughts, handed her a loaded weapon and told her to "do it."

According to prosecutors, Tyukalo has a criminal grounds that includes a erstwhile home unit case.

During their ambush of nan mansion, constabulary seized much than 300 compartment phones, much than 50 laptops, financial documents, cashier's checks, business records, a whiteboard laying retired nan group's "content plan" and much than 30 activity toys. Two luxury cars were besides seized and impounded.

According to investigators, nan occupants of nan location threw monolithic parties that attracted hundreds of group to nan neighborhood. The parties were advertised connected societal media and charged a summons value for entry. The parties reportedly had galore guests who were nether nan property of 18. Police reportedly received much than 100 emergency consequence calls related to nan gatherings.

Police responded to calls reporting underage drinking, arsenic good arsenic complaints that party-goers were fighting, carrying weapons, aliases were driving recklessly aliases while nether nan influence.

Tyukalo has been barred from accessing societal media accounts aliases contacting immoderate of nan victims aliases witnesses connected to his case. A judge ordered he beryllium held successful King County Jail connected a $5 cardinal bail.

His adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for June 10.

The 2 different men mentioned by nan victims person not been charged astatine this time. Bellevue constabulary told Fox 13 that further arrests and charges are likely.

The Independent has requested remark from OnlyFans. In a connection to Fox 13 Seattle, OnlyFans said its level is meant for creators who are 18 years aliases older, and that nan institution has a robust onboarding process that requires much than 9 pieces of recognition to verfiy participants.