At the Family Law Court, solicitor for the father, Mairéad Doyle, told Judge Alec Gabbett her client has made a complaint to An Garda Síochána and to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, over his ex-wife’s alleged activity on OnlyFans, the website known mainly for adult content broadcast by women for male fans who pay for the service.
Ms Doyle said the woman, who lives in a west of Ireland town, has also allegedly uploaded content to publicly accessible forums that do not require payment.
The couple are divorced and Ms Doyle explained that the mother has custody of the couple’s daughter and her client is very concerned that the young daughter is being exposed to her mother’s OnlyFans work in the family home.
Ms Doyle said her client has provided her with screenshots of a video of the mother engaging in sexual activity with others.
Judge Gabbett said: "The father’s concern is that the daughter is being exposed to over-sexualised behaviour in the home and the child is at risk, so much so that he has made contact with the gardaí."
Ms Doyle said this is the case and Judge Gabbett said if Tusla were aware of the allegations and they prove correct, they would take the child out of the home.
Ms Doyle confirmed that the father’s application for a protection order on behalf of his daughter is being considered by the District Court.
Ms Doyle said her client’s fear is that the mother is filming in the home while the child is in the house at the same time.
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Judge Gabbett said: "There would want to be very strong grounds for a protection order. The threshold needs to be met."
The most recent accounts of the company behind OnlyFans, London-based Fenix International Ltd recorded gross revenues of $7.2billion (€6.1billion) last year with OnlyFans creators receiving 80% of all payments and 20% going to Fenix International. It recorded pre-tax profits of $684million (€582million) last year on net revenues of $1.4billion (€1.2billion).
The company’s revenues for Europe total $283million (€240million). Fenix International is led by a Dublin-born CEO, and a spokesman for OnlyFans yesterday declined to provide information on revenues generated by Irish-based creators or information on how many are based here.
Globally, the number of creator accounts last year grew 13% to 4.6 million, while the number of fan accounts rose to 377.4 million.
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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