A US man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after it was revealed he conned dozens of women into having videotaped sex by saying they were rehearsing for roles in pornographic movies.
Mario Ambrose Antoine, 34, pleaded guilty to fraud and victimizing dozens of women, who collectively were promised between US$550,000 to $1.5 million after signing what they thought were legitimate contracts.
Antoine, posing as a talent manager photographer or videographer, claimed to work for fictitious companies with names like 'Playboy Worldwide,' 'Playboy Asia' and 'Dash Agency', the Miami Herald reported.
He first contacted women on Facebook posing as a woman called 'Nikki'.
'Nikki' told the victims they could make thousands of dollars posing for pictures and videos that would only be available on private websites in other countries.
Interested women were instructed to go to Antoine's Kansas home, where he would videotape them having sex.
One victim who complained about not being paid said she was told by Antoine that she could either have sex with him or pay him US$9000 to not have their previously recorded videos made public.
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