Jane Doe v. MindGeek USA Incorporated, et al.,
MindGeek Class Action Litigation
8:21-cv-00338-CJC-ADS

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If you were a minor when you appeared in a video or image uploaded or viewable on Pornhub.com, Pornhubpremium.com, Redtube.com, Redtubepremium.com, YouPorn.com, YouPornpremium.com, Tube8.com, Mofosex.com, ExtremeTube.com, Spankwire.com, Keezmovies.com, Thumbzilla.com, or XTube.com, a class action lawsuit may affect your rights.

 

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  • A lawsuit known as Jane Doe v. MindGeek USA Incorporated, MindGeek S.A.R.L., MG Freesites, LTD, d/b/a Pornhub, MG Freesites II, LTD, MG Content RT Limited, and 9219-1568 Quebec, Inc. d/b/a MindGeek, No. SACV 21-00338-CJC (ADSx) is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (the “Court”).
     
  • Plaintiff claims that MindGeek USA Incorporated, MindGeek S.A.R.L., MG Freesites, LTD, d/b/a Pornhub, MG Freesites II, LTD, MG Content RT Limited, and 9219-1568 Quebec, Inc. d/b/a MindGeek (collectively, “Defendants”) systematically participated in sex-trafficking ventures involving tens of thousands of children by receiving, distributing, and profiting from droves of child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”) on the websites Pornhub.com, Pornhubpremium.com, Redtube.com, Redtubepremium.com, YouPorn.com, YouPornpremium.com, Tube8.com, Mofosex.com, ExtremeTube.com, Spankwire.com, Keezmovies.com, Thumbzilla.com, and XTube.com. The allegations against Defendants are set forth in Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint filed with the Court on May 5, 2023.
     
  • The Court has allowed the lawsuit to be a class action on behalf of a Class and a California Subclass as detailed below.

Class: All persons who were under the age of 18 when they appeared in a video or image that has been uploaded or otherwise made available for viewing on any website owned or operated by MindGeek, including Pornhub.com, Pornhubpremium.com, Redtube.com, Redtubepremium.com, YouPorn.com, YouPornpremium.com, Tube8.com, Mofosex.com, ExtremeTube.com, Spankwire.com, Keezmovies.com, Thumbzilla.com, and XTube.com, from February 19, 2011, through the present.

California Subclass: Members of the Class residing in California who were under the age of 18 when they appeared in a video or image that has been uploaded or otherwise made available for viewing on any website owned or operated by MindGeek, including Pornhub.com, Pornhubpremium.com, Redtube.com, Redtubepremium.com, YouPorn.com, YouPornpremium.com, Tube8.com, Mofosex.com, ExtremeTube.com, Spankwire.com, Keezmovies.com, Thumbzilla.com, and XTube.com, from February 19, 2011, through the present.

  • The Court has not decided who is right or wrong. There is no money available now, and no guarantee there will be. However, if you are a member of the Classes described above, your legal rights are affected, and you have a choice to make now.
     
  • Plaintiff must prove their claim against Defendants at a trial, which is scheduled for August 2024. If you did not ask to be excluded from the lawsuit and money or benefits are obtained from Defendants, you will be notified about how to ask for a share.

 

ACTION EXPLANATION
Do Nothing Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights.
By doing nothing, you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come from a trial or a settlement. But, you give up any rights to sue Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit. You will be bound by the result of this lawsuit.
Ask To Be Excluded by April 22, 2024 (Passed) Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits. Keep your rights to sue.
If you asked to be excluded from this lawsuit and money or benefits are later awarded, you will not share in that money or those benefits. But, you keep any rights to sue Defendants separately, at your own expense, and with your own attorney about the same legal claims in this lawsuit, subject to applicable defenses that Defendants may have to each legal claim.

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