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Molestation by a photographer.
I do a lot of nude/bondage modeling and I've worked with a lot of great people. 99% of the time I bring an escort. Now, there is a photographer I did a non-sexual couples shoot with in the past and the pictures were great and he seemed like a nice guy. We were set to do a sexy school girl shoot today which we did, then we moved on to oil and water nudes (for TF, stupid on my part) and he came up behind me (totally unexpectedly and clearly without permission) with oil on his hand and started rubbing "between my legs" with it. I spun around and was like "whoa dude f*** you", had a civil but tense conversation with him, demanded my photographs still be sent by mail and promptly left. I had another photographer who call him to handle the matter. But goddamn it, i feel so dirty and ashamed and violated. I cried so hard on the ride home, once i stopped and got home i took a shower and changed. I did nothing to deserve this and I'm tempted to release his MM # to models in case he tries to do this to anyone else. Nov 18 11 02:41 am Link Have you tried calling the police about this? Nov 18 11 02:48 am Link I'm scared to, the guy felt so bad he started crying. I'm probably letting him off too easy by not pressing charges but I can at least warn other models. Nov 18 11 02:50 am Link  Moderator Note!Dahlia wrote: Please don't do this as it will only result in the post being hidden. The best thing to do is contact the MM moderators via CAM and report the matter to them. Nov 18 11 02:51 am Link "Please don't do this as it will only result in the post being hidden. The best thing to do is contact the MM moderators via and report the matter to them. Please be sure to include a link to his profile and/or his MM number, along with details of precisely what happened. The Mods will then help you from there." I did just that Phil, thanks for your advice. Nov 18 11 02:55 am Link Oddly enough, I agree with the Moderator on this one. I know, it's a bad situation, but the forum rules say releasing his MM# would be outing and a mod may have or the wrong mod may be on a power trip and consider it outing, but using the cam feature may be your best option. I agree, that was inappropriate, completely. Nov 18 11 02:56 am Link Dahlia wrote: You're very welcome Nov 18 11 02:59 am Link Please, please, call the police. That little rat was probably crying because he was scared of you!! What if he has done this to other models before you? What about after? You cannot warn every model on the internet and if he's done it once, he will do it again. Please make sure other models don't have to go through the same- and report it. Nov 18 11 03:05 am Link Very sorry to hear what happened. You do not deserve what happened to you and clearly this horrible incedent happened through no fault of your own. You did nothing wrong and could not have foresee his inappropriate actions. Take care and all of the best. Nov 18 11 03:07 am Link Dahlia wrote: Sorry to hear that this happened, but I've got to wonder about the bold part. It's almost certainly not relevant, and there's nothing inherently stupid about shooting "oil and water nudes", whatever that is, TF. Nov 18 11 03:16 am Link Art of the nude wrote: Dude......you actually went there? The fuck. Nov 18 11 03:29 am Link Girl, I'm so sorry to hear you have been put in this situation by this creep. But make no mistake about it, that is sexual assault. He has gotten away with it- so far. There are two possibilities I can think of: 1. It was a momentary lapse of judgment and you have scared him into never doing that to another innocent woman. 2. He will do whatever he thinks he can get away with, and the more he gets away with the bolder he will become. You have your own choices to make, but are you convinced so surely that he fits choice number one that you think other young beautiful ladies are going to be safe with him? Be strong, do what you think is RIGHT. And I hope you are OK. Talk to someone close to you about it, someone you trust. Nov 18 11 03:41 am Link I'm sorry this happend to you. Shit heads like that are the ones that make all photographers look bad. Please call the police. Just maybe a friendly inmate will touch him inappropriately, let him know how it feels. Nov 18 11 03:47 am Link Dahlia wrote: MM rules allow you to put his MM# and the words "not recommended" in the credit section of your profile. I would suggest that after the interest in this thread has died down you should do just that. It's not much, but at least any other models who see his # on your profile will have the hint to ask you about him. Nov 18 11 03:57 am Link Dahlia Some tough love: The fact that it was a photo shoot and you were already naked and that you'd worked with him before has no bearing on any of this. And the least of your concerns right now is 'outing' on MM or any other such trivia. Strip away all of that and it is, and was sexual abuse. You should treat it as such. Report it to protect others and consider seeking professional help to 'deal with' what happened. Wishing you the best Drew Nov 18 11 04:05 am Link Dahlia wrote: why did you call another photographer to "handle the matter?" Nov 18 11 04:30 am Link pullins photography wrote: I was too upset to speak to him myself after what happened..I just wanted to make sure I still got my pictures Nov 18 11 04:32 am Link Dahlia wrote: After that, I wouldn't even care about the photos. Nov 18 11 04:42 am Link Dahlia wrote: So did you bring a escort to this shooting ?? Nov 18 11 05:03 am Link Dahlia wrote: call the police. screw the photos. Nov 18 11 05:04 am Link Anybody touching your genitals without permission is a sexual assault. Call the police now. Nov 18 11 05:09 am Link I'm sorry that happened to you.... I know how that feels. I would give the cops a call. Just be warned though the cops may make you feel worse and just be ...not very nice. But you definitely should report it. No one has the right to do that without your permission. Ever. Nov 18 11 05:32 am Link Roswell Ivory wrote: please please please Nov 18 11 05:41 am Link I never touch a model. An MUA is the only one who should put on oil and only in this circumstance the places you can't reach. like the center of the back. put him on your bad references list. Always have an escort. Nov 18 11 05:53 am Link jesse paulk wrote: and what is officer gonna say? what my mum used to say : don't play with fire if you don't want to get burnt Nov 18 11 06:07 am Link You shouldn't have gotten another photographer directly involved in the matter. I understand you didn't want anything to do with him afterwards, but a follow up conversation between you two wasn't needed after you left. However, what he did to you needs to be reported to the police, not necessarily the people here on modelmayhem. Definitely tell the mods his mm # so other people don't have to go through the same thing with him, but so far you're not going about it the right way, other than leaving immediately afterwards. And if i were you, i would forget about the pictures - no one wants to be associated in any way with a total creep... Nov 18 11 06:12 am Link Crystal Perido wrote: the cop is going to say "ok, would you like to press charges" or at the very least, "let me take a report" Nov 18 11 06:12 am Link So sorry to read this; should never have happened. I agree with the room here, get the police involved. Nov 18 11 06:15 am Link _Adrina Lynn_ wrote: +1 Nov 18 11 06:17 am Link Faith EnFire wrote: It is but you have no witnesses, no proof and you were standing there consentually naked playing with oil and water Nov 18 11 06:21 am Link Images by MR wrote: What has that to do with anything. Are you insinuating that because she didn't take an escort that gave the tog the right to assume that he can grope her. What bullshit. That is like saying that because she was wearing a short skirt she asked to be raped. It is due to attitudes like that that result in these pricks getting away with it. Nov 18 11 06:25 am Link Dahlia wrote: For your portfolio? Nov 18 11 06:28 am Link Crystal Perido wrote: A shoot involving nudity isn't an invitation to be treated in a non-consensual manner. Nov 18 11 06:31 am Link Crystal Perido wrote: I disagree completely. The OP consented to photographs but not to being groped. Its totally up to you to contact the Police but I would recommend it. Nov 18 11 06:34 am Link A true photographer knows that he never touches the model at any photo session. If I see something that needs to be straightened, such as hair or a piece of clothing I let the model or their escort do it. If there is no escort and I need to do it,I ask the model is it okay to do it. This almost always refers to their hair. I would NEVER, NEVER, NEVER put oil on a model and then touch my camera equipment. If you do not want to file charges, then you at least need to file a police report in case others come forward. Nov 18 11 06:38 am Link Crystal Perido wrote: This is like telling a rape victim its their fault. WTF! Being a nude model does not mean its ok for a photographer to touch EVER. Regardless of what she is shooting. Nov 18 11 06:38 am Link Fergy wrote: Come on it was not art nude right? Nov 18 11 06:41 am Link Crystal Perido wrote: No, it is not. Nov 18 11 06:48 am Link Crystal Perido wrote: Naked or not does not matter, nor does TFP. If it wasn't just a horrible lack of thought on the part of the photographer and he is a sexual predator he would have acting regardless if she was payed, dressed, or about any other thing. Report it, not much may come of a he said/ she said sort of thing but report it. It's not her responsibility to worry about what they do once she reports it, but nothing will happen if she doesn't for sure. Nov 18 11 06:50 am Link Dahlia, I"m sorry this happened to you. First, think about talking to someone professionally about this I don't mean to imply you're scarred for life or you aren't strong. It's that traumatic stuff has a way of insidiously staying inside us when we convince ourselves "I've moved past this." Second, do talk to the police. Maybe you get satisfaction, maybe you don't. But the "easiest" thing in the world to do with a sex crime (and this is a sex crime) is to try and not think about it, to avoid it in your mind, to push past it. And if he does this again to another model then the lack of a report encourages this again down the road. Yes, maybe all the police do is take a report. Maybe you get a cop that isn't very sympathetic or doesn't understand what you're doing. But through no fault of your own, you've been placed in a bad spot and going to the police is the responsible thing to do. Ed Nov 18 11 06:51 am Link |
