Overview

• Hosts are reportedly recruiting models, actors and influencers with promises of designer gifts, luxury hotel stays and large cash payments.
• Survivors and leaked accounts describe violent, forced sexual acts involving urine, feces and physical torture.
• On March 19, Ukrainian model Maria Kovalchuk was discovered injured by the roadside with a shattered spine and multiple fractures after a secret event.
• Dubai Police attribute her injuries to a construction-site fall, but her family and legal observers are calling for an independent investigation.
• International concern is growing as more women speak out on social media and victims’ relatives demand legal accountability.