U.S. pornographer targets Winnipeg aboriginals
Florida-based man blogs about coming to city, shooting explicit videos
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Some members of Winnipeg's aboriginal community are fuming after discovering a U.S. pornography site that features explicit videos of city native women.
The Florida-based man who created the adult-only website also blogs online about coming to Winnipeg and approaching local aboriginal women for sex which he then filmed, photographed and offers as content on the website.
He has also posted video blogs and promos for the porn videos that feature Winnipeg places like the Provencher Bridge and the view along Portage Avenue downtown.
The man ? who goes by the pseudonym "Shimmy" ? suggests finding aboriginal women to have sex with in Winnipeg is easy.
"So I?m back from another little filming excursion, this time in Winnipeg, Manitoba. And boy do I have some stories for you," he writes.
"I tripped up to Winnipeg and shot a scene but also did a little docu-drama about the city as well which is sure to incite some controversy," he said in another post.
CBC News is not publishing the name of the website. While the man initially responded to an email from CBC seeking comment, he did not reply again.
Lisa Michell, of a group called Missing and Murdered Women in Manitoba, said the website is exploiting vulnerable women.
And Winnipeg's not the only Canadian city the man behind it's been to, she said.
"He's done it in Thunder Bay [Ont.] also, and I believe we need to put a stop to this," she said.
Michell alleged one of the Winnipeg women featured on the website has come forward to complain she was given drugs and alcohol prior to consenting to be filmed performing sex acts.
"She did black out ? she was given drugs and alcohol and, here, 'sign this consent form,' and she didn't even know," Michell said.
Winnipeg police said if a person comes forward to make a formal complaint, they would investigate it thoroughly.
However, police said it's not illegal to post pornographic pictures and videos of consenting adults.
