According to the release from the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, Garcia was arrested on Wednesday, Wolfe was placed into custody by immigration officials and transferred into federal custody on Tuesday, and Moser will be arranged on Friday. Pratt is described as a "fugitive" who is at large. On Wednesday, the FBI raided the websites' office in San Diego.
The four are accused of placing ads for "modeling jobs" that would pay $5,000. In fact, the jobs were for pornographic films. The complaint alleges that Pratt, Wolfe, Garcia, and Moser told the women they could remain anonymous and that their videos would not be shared online. The charges allege that this was not true, and that the videos were made exclusively for the internet.
Financial records show that the two websites earned more than $17 million for Pratt and Wolfe.
The complaint alleges that instead of a modeling job, women were "pressured" into signing documents they were not given the chance to read thoroughly, and were threatened with legal action or "outing" if they did not "perform" in a video. Others alleged victims say they were not allowed to leave the location of the shoot until a video was complete, and that their families and friends saw their videos online, which resulted in harassment and estrangement from their families.
The complaint also says that at least one performer was raped during a shoot, and others were sexually assaulted. The complaint states that performers would be forced to perform things they did not want to, or else they would not receive payment for their work or be allowed to leave.
The FBI in San Diego is requesting that any additional victims come forward and share their experiences.