Trigger warning: this article mentions suicide, physical and sexual abuse.

Bellevue SWAT officers raided a Washington mansion last week and arrested a 21-year-old man on human trafficking charges after women inside said he coerced them into creating explicit content for OnlyFans.

Allegations include forcing through use of violence to produce content as well as withholding access to their social media accounts and income generated by the content.

Survivors describe violence coercion and abuse

Authorities arrested Nikita Tyukalo after Bellevue SWAT officers raided the mansion known as “OnlyFans House” last week. He allegedly recruited young women into pornography and controlled their finances and housing.

Investigators shared that the women living at the property gave consistent accounts of coercion, financial control, abuse, and intimidation involving Tyukalo and two other young men. The mansion had no official connection to the OnlyFans company.

The Independent reports:

The women interviewed by police claim that they would be forced to stream for long hours, were given little in payment, and could not access their own social media and OnlyFans accounts. They further claimed they were pressured to produce increasingly explicit content and were pressured to take Adderall to keep them active.

One woman told police that she had been slapped and dragged around by her hair and had been humiliated and threatened with guns.

One survivor alleged that after opening up about suicidal thoughts, one of the men handed her a loaded firearm and told her to “do it.”

The women said they were initially promised up to $18,000 a month but ended up receiving around $1000 monthly. One reported being beaten for until she handed over a payment from a subscriber.

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