Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The Rise and Falll of the "Digital Pimp"


New York Times reporter Matt Richtel has written a great expose of the man behind The Erotic Review, David Elms, who is currently in jail and has been accused of extorting sex from sex workers who are listed on the site.

"Ms. Link, the deputy district attorney, said the criminal charges against Mr. Elms stemmed from a night in 2006 when the police were called to a hotel where they found him with 3.8 grams of cocaine and a loaded semi-automatic weapon. A prostitute was there and said Mr. Elms had forced her to perform oral sex at gunpoint, but there was not enough evidence to press charges on that accusation, Ms. Link said."

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