Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Passes, A Content Platform for Influencers, Founder Lucy Guo and Others for Distribution of Child Pornography

MIAMI, Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clark SmithVillazor LLP andSchwartz | Breslin PLLCare proud to announce that todayin the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida,theyfiled a class action lawsuit captionedAlice Rosenblum v. Passes Inc., et al.,against Passes Inc. ("Passes"), a social media platform, Lucy Guo,itsfounder and principal, WLM Management LLC, Nofhotos Group LLC and Alec Celestin andLani Ginoza,bothagentsof Passes andthelatterits prior"Director of Talent."

The Complaint, filed by Rosenblum on her own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated,sets forth allegations that demonstrate that Passes, Guo, WLM, Nofhotos, Celestin andGinozaviolated State and Federal law by producing, possessing, and distributing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252, 2252A and related Florida criminal statutes. The Complaint details a scheme where the named defendants, acting on behalf of Passes, recruited young women, that they knew were minors, to create pornography before they reached the age of 18, and to distribute that child pornography on thePassesplatformto paying subscribers,both before and after the subject became of age.

The Complaint further detailshowPasses and the individual defendants took to disguise their scheme and to cover their tracks once their sexual exploitation of minor women was revealed, including changingitspublic representations about the compliance policy just two days ago,and also about its relationship with Celestin. Our firms areproud to take action on behalf of the victims of this illegal and immoral scheme.

If you believe that you or someone close to you has been victimized by Passes, Guo, WLM, Nofhotos, Celestin, Ginoza or anyone working in concert with them, please contact us at [emailprotected].

SOURCE Clark Smith Villazor LLP