Romania's booming webcam industry is facing scrutiny — including from current and former cam models — after social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother were charged with human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
It's after dark in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, and 27-year-old Selena is getting ready for work. She slips into a black lingerie bodysuit, pulls on lacy stockings and puts on makeup. Her workplace is a queen-size bed in front of a large monitor and a camera mounted on a tripod. Within arm's reach, there's a microphone and a keyboard. She logs in online and starts warming up. Selena is a webcam model.
Three former cam girls, agreed to speak with Dateline on the condition of anonymity about a practice known as 'meet-ups', where cam models are manipulated, threatened and coerced into having sex with clients in person. While cam studios say they strictly forbid 'meet-ups', cam girls say the practice is widespread. Arya started working as a cam girl with a registered studio on her 18th birthday.
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