A weapons-loving Wisconsin “furry” allegedly enslaved a vulnerable young woman for almost two years, holding her hostage in an often sweltering bedroom while forcing her to perform for free as a cam girl—pocketing a six-figure income from her work.
Austin Taylor Koeckeritz, 29, also steered an underage family member into his lurid world, coercing trysts between her and his bound-and-handcuffed girlfriend, investigators claim in a heartbreaking tranche of court documents obtained by The Daily Beast. …
Koeckeritz, who had military training and reportedly kept guns and knives stashed throughout his home, attempted to make money from bitcoin mining, crypto donations, drop-shipping so-called “furry” merchandise and, according to the feds, forced labor. A furry-themed TikTok run by Koeckeritz amassed more than 160,000 followers.
Another of Koeckeritz’s exes, who is using the pseudonym ‘Hannah,’ told The Daily Beast she believes he is a “sociopath” who she once feared might kill her and that she is “terrified” he might retaliate against her for speaking out.
[Be sure to read this one all the way through, and then ask yourself how he managed to get away with it for as long as he did. It should raise questions — again — about the nature and level of consent in the porn industry, especially in the on-line context. If you’ve ever seen the film “Lovelace,” this will start sounding familiar. — Ed]
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