16-year-old schoolgirls have begun to be lured through social media to Dubai for parties with sheikhs - they are given advice on how to deceive their parents.
Schoolgirls have begun to be lured to Dubai for parties with sheikhs, promising them luxurious gifts from clients and multimillion-dollar rewards. Before the flight, managers ask underage girls for explicit photos, not hiding the purpose of such trips, and give advice on how to deceive their parents.
One popular Telegram channel published a conversation between a girl and a so-called modeling industry agent, who persuaded her to go on a trip without concealing the motives of the invitation. The girl was curious whether her lack of sexual experience would affect the price of her services.
Screenshots show that the agent promised the girl a reward of $10,000 and hinted that clients often gift girls expensive watches. He accompanied his message with photos of thick bundles of cash, luxury brand items, and gold Rolex watches.
During the conversation, managers ask candidates to record a video in a swimsuit and send their photos.
Teenagers tell their parents that they are going to the UAE to work as models, while unsuspecting adults supposedly sign a notarized consent for the minor to travel to Dubai. The authors of the publication claim that most often, girls from underprivileged families engage in such deals.
The existence of parties with sheikhs is kept secret from the public, but details of such events still leak online. In 2018, a Ukrainian pimp, whose name is not disclosed, told the American publication Vice about closed parties in Dubai.
The interlocutor reported that all participants keep what happens a secret, and the "Islamic question" does not prevent them from having a good time. According to the pimp, thanks to connections and the ability to act carefully, organizers are not afraid of either the authorities or the religious police.
The cost of sexual services is quite high due to their privacy: one hour with a girl costs clients at least $1,000, while with a young man it is $500. However, such clients usually consist of exceptional perverts. "There are videos circulating online where so-called 'sheikhs' defecate in girls' mouths, girls are beaten, their hair is cut, and all sorts of other things... Girls, women, and their mothers! Do not go for money to such events. You could be killed there," assured lawyer Ekaterina Gordon on social media.
Thus, in 2018, 22-year-old Russian woman Ekaterina Stetsyuk was detained in the UAE after she jumped from the sixth floor of a hotel in Dubai. Consulate staff found the native of Irkutsk in the hospital with spinal and internal organ injuries.
The victim admitted that she jumped out of the window to escape from her 39-year-old suitor—a sheikh from Pakistan. According to the girl, during a conflict that arose due to alcohol intoxication, the man attempted to stab her.
However, following Stetsyuk, the same sheikh from Pakistan filed a complaint with the police, claiming that the girl allegedly attacked him with a knife, and he pushed her out of the window in an attempt to defend himself.
As a result, the attacker faced no punishment, and the young girl was transferred from the hospital to prison three days after her second surgery. A criminal case was opened against the girl for attempted murder, but later the parties signed a settlement agreement, and she was deported to her homeland.
It was reported that Stetsyuk arrived in the UAE to participate in a modeling shoot at the invitation of unidentified individuals she met on social media. The Russian woman was subscribed to several pages of modeling agencies, as well as accounts with job vacancies abroad "for attractive girls."
Participation in such an event was also suspected for OnlyFans model Maria Kovalchuk, who was found injured in the UAE in March. She disappeared after a party at one of the hotels in Dubai. Later, locals found her on the side of the road with broken legs and spine. The girl was hospitalized in a coma and underwent several surgeries.
