Hi all. Sorry if this post is a bit of a downer but I'm wondering if anyone might have any ideas or advice about an issue a friend has been dealing with. My friend used to shoot scenes here and there with Treasure Island Media. About 10 years ago, he filmed the last scene of his porn career when the video shoot basically turned into sexual assault. He was extremely intoxicated, to the point where he believes he wasn't able to consent to continue. The scene was brutal and abusive and for years he had no memory of the events themselves, just the way they made him feel.
At first, it didn't seem like the scene was going to be released but then a few weeks after filming, he received a call asking where to send the check. He was homeless at the time and although he was horrified that the worst experience of his entirely life was going to be released on video for people to jerk off to, he didn't feel like he had the option to say no. After all, he had signed a contract.
All these years later, the video is still available to purchase and stream online and just a month ago he finally watched it. It was horrifying. It was abusive, completely lacking in any joy or kindness. This is a video of a man who was going thru the most difficult period of his life being raped while people with cameras facilitated his on-screen sexual assault. He used to think people thought it was acting but this past year he received messages from a couple guys online letting him know that they were horrified at what they saw when they chanced upon that scene.
He keeps bringing up wanting to take legal action but he doesn't know if it's been too long. I imagine not since it's still available for purchase. But the main thing neither of us has been able to come up with any idea about is how to even go about taking Treasure Island to court. What sort of attorney would even take a case like that?
Seeing the video recently only made him more convinced that what happened to him was a crime and he would like to hold the people involved responsible and have them answer for what they've done. If anyone has any ideas, please send me a message or reply here. We would both appreciate anything you may have to say to help him move forward with what he wants to do.
