Members of Winnipeg's aboriginal community are speaking out against a pornographic website featuring only native women. They believe the women featured on it are vulnerable and were targeted.
Lisa Michell of the Women's Memorial March says the site furthers stereotypes of aboriginal women. The site advertises "casino girls," "reservation hotties" and "welfare chicks."
CTV News is not naming the website.
The website's creator, Florida resident Shim Mekbeb, says it's a niche website and the girls are willing.
On his website, Mekbeb says he came to visit Winnipeg's North End. He says he walked through the area looking for referrals and paid young women to have sex with him, which he filmed for his website.
"If they didn't want to do, they wouldn't accept the money. That's the way I look at it," said Mekbeb.
He says the girls are over 18 and signed consent forms.
Michell says she has her doubts and feels he targeted girls with addictions, who may not have known what they were signing.
"I have a lot of disrespect for that man. The community is outraged," says Michell.
CTV News contacted Winnipeg police about the website, but they say they have not yet received any complaints about it. A police spokesperson says that if the women shown in the videos were under the influence at the time it would be a source of concern to officers.
The site also features women from other provinces. A group of women in Thunder Bay are hoping they can take legal action against the website.
- with a report from CTV's Jillian Taylor
