Ethan Diaz, a 22-year-old man from New Jersey, pleaded no contest to child abuse charges after being accused of selling sex videos of a 16-year-old Florida girl on OnlyFans. He was sentenced to five years in prison followed by five years of supervised probation, with credit for over a year of time served. Diaz was also ordered not to use OnlyFans and to have no contact with the victim during his probation.
Authorities stated that Diaz met the girl online and convinced her to produce sexual content of herself to be sold on OnlyFans. Over a three-month period in early 2023, Diaz posted numerous explicit videos and images of the girl on an OnlyFans account he controlled, and directed her to post more material of herself. In April 2023, Diaz flew in from New Jersey, picked up the girl, and was arrested before he could post more sex videos with her on OnlyFans.
The case against Diaz was part of a larger investigation by Reuters that documented complaints of child sexual abuse material appearing on OnlyFans. The platform claims to vet every user and content to prevent children from being on the site. In addition to child abuse charges, Diaz also faced charges of custodial interference and illegal use of a communication device. Diaz’s attorney, James Hill, did not provide a comment on the case.
Photo credit
www.nbcnews.com