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BOGUS AGENT BONKED 10 PORN WANNABES

Conman promised them lucrative careers

- By BRAD CHADWICK

DUPED: Women were told they could be rich and famous like porn star Tori Black A MAN duped at least TEN women into having sex with him on camera by telling them they were rehearsing for roles in porn movies. Mario Antoine, 34, pleaded guilty to fraud and will be jailed for 10 years under a plea deal. Antoine, of Raymore, Missouri, must also pay compo to his victims. He faced spending up to 60 years in prison before the plea deal. Prosecutor­s said Antoine created online aliases as a talent manager, photograph­er and videograph­er. He claimed to work for fictitious companies in the pornograph­y industry. The companies had legitimate sounding names like Playboy Worldwide, Playboy Asia and Dash Agency. He promised 10 or more women between $ 550,000 (£ 426,000) and $1.5million (£ 1.16m) after they signed what they thought were legitimate contracts for jobs with his companies. He said they could become bigname porn stars like Tori Black ( left).

Posing

The women were first contacted on Facebook by Antoine posing as a woman named ‘ Nikki’. The ‘ woman’ would tell the victims they could do ‘ adult modelling’ for videos shown in private accounts in foreign countries and make tens of thousands of dollars. He would then lure the women to his house and tell them having sex with him on camera was part of their ‘ audition’. He also showed them forged cheques to other ‘ models’, tax documents and various other documentat­ion to make the transactio­n seem legitimate, say prosecutor­s. SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE: Antoine claimed he worked in porn industry

But when he never paid up and the women complained, Antoine forwarded images of the sexual activity to their employers or significan­t others.

He contacted the first victim in 2011 and produced several tapes with her over a year, allegedly promising her $ 1,000 (£ 775) for each act – including oral, full sex, anal, cum on mouth and ass fingering.

She never received payment. And in November 2015, Antoine allegedly told her she would either have to pay him $ 9,000 (£ 7,000) or sleep with him in exchange for him not distributi­ng the footage they made together.

She is believed to have complied, going to his house for sex to prevent him releasing their videos.

He then sent a second victim photograph­s of his first target, telling her she had made tens of thousands of dollars through a handful of roles.

Antoine offered her (£ 1,500) for a audition with him.

A third woman fell for the same trap, having sex with the conman on camera.

When she asked for payment, he sent photos of their tryst to her employer. PLEA DEAL: Antoine will be caged for 10 years

Trap

allegedly $ 2,000 taped

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