Irish actor Eoin O’Brien has described how he was “coerced into performing simulated sex acts” in a fake Skype audition and scammed out of thousands by the “con queen of Hollywood'
IRISH ACTOR EOIN O’Brien has described how he was “coerced into performing simulated sex acts” in a fake Skype audition by the “con queen of Hollywood” – who was posing as a female film producer.
Actor and writer Eoin O’Brien, 45, told the PA news agency he was left $15,000 out of pocket after he was contacted by someone posing as Hollywood producer Deborah Snyder – who is known for working with her director husband Zack Snyder on films including 300 and Watchmen. But after four days of being driven to remote locations, Bangkok-based O’Brien realised he had been scammed and fled Indonesia in the middle of the night.
“This guy would just crush people for fun and sexually harass people, including myself, for his personal gratification,” said O’Brien. He faces an eight-count indictment in California including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, which each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, and five counts of aggravated identity theft, carrying a maximum penalty of two years each.
The court heard there are a “large number of victims”, including “some UK victims” who are not subject to the US indictment or prosecution and his lawyers claimed a substantial amount of the alleged conduct took place while he was in the UK.
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