I think that's why our models really like working for Randy. He treats them all with the utmost respect. He treats all of us in the office really well too. I just couldn't work for someone who would mistreat or take advantage of a model.

And to whoever said that the models should know better, keep in mind that we are used to the atmosphere of this industry and most of us know what is or isn't appropriate. Some young guy who has never had to deal with anyone in the industry might not know better. Ask some of your non-industry friends what they think the industry is like and you may be shocked at what you hear. I have had people make all sorts of comments about how cool it must be to have half naked models lounging around the office all the time and do I get to be the fluffer and all that. People can get so caught up in the fantasy of porn that they don't think about it as a business, and to some model who sees other guys his age getting fucked in all these movies and websites, the fact that he might need to "perform" on a casting couch might not be such a far out idea. It's a damn shame that someone would take advantage of a naive model like that. It's people like that who make it bad for those of us who work at having reputable company.

On the other hand, the idea of publicly shaming a particular business could open a whole other can of worms. Sometimes a single post on a message board can really hurt someone's reputation, and if it becomes common practice in the industry it could mean that anytime somebody wants to hurt a competitor's business all they would need to do is make some "alleged" accusation. I think I'm sensitive to this sort of thing because one time, years ago when I was at another company, one of my clients took issue over an order. I don't even remember what it was, but instead of sending me an email or an ICQ with their problem, they went to the boards and made a post that gave the impression that whatever this issue was it was a common practice at my company and that I made no attempt to remedy it. I was fortunate that enough people new me that a few well written words in my defense took care of the issue, and I was able to contact the client and fix things, but it could have gone the other way and done a lot of damage.

Please don't get me wrong, I am horrified at what had happened to this poor kid and I hope something gets done about it, but there has to be a better way than making accusations on a public message board.