The next day, December 4th 2017, Ames sent out a final tweet, simply reading, “fuck y’all.” Her body was found a day later: she had committed suicide by hanging. Ames doubled down, saying she had the right to feel safe in her job and should have the choice to work with whomever she pleased, but the threats, accusations and criticism of her kept coming. The tweet became a lightning rod of controversy, with many in the industry accusing Ames of hating gays. She implied that it was unprofessional to let him work with female performers. On December 2 2017, Canadian born pornographic actress, August Ames, tweeted a warning that a performer on a set she had previously worked on had been involved in gay pornography. If the pair are found guilty, it will represent an example of sexual abuse that porn critics claim is rampant in the industry, as evidenced by the Top 10 Terrible Cases Of Kidnapping And Abuse.
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Their trial was scheduled to begin Februhowever due to scheduling issues with lawyers as well as the coronavirus, it has been put on hold until further notice. In total, the couple were charged with inappropriate touching, oral copulation, digital penetration, in addition to several charges relating to gun and drug possession which were later dropped.
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Searching the couples’ home, police found that their bedroom had been outfitted to record pornographic videos, as well as digital evidence which they say proves abuse.
The girl reported the alleged abuse to her father who in turn reported it to the police. The most damning of the charges are those in relation to the alleged sexual abuse of Carrera’s young daughter from a previous relationship. On Februpolice raided the home of pornstar Mercedes Carrera and her husband Jason Whitney leading to the pair later facing several criminal charges.