In order to make some extra money to pay bills and help her child, a single mom and Marine reservist said she created an account that sold sexual videos and photos of herself online. The Marine said she now has to stop the account because a subscriber took the videos and pictures off her page and started distributing it to Marines in Twentynine Palms, California, during an large division exercise. This is the latest complaint of Marines sharing intimate videos and pictures of female service members without their permission.
Marines United was a secretive Facebook page that had nearly 30, members, many of them active-duty troops, which shared pictures and videos of female service members and civilians. It is a duty and responsibility of all Marines and Sailors to take a proactive role against prohibited activities and conduct.
After she found out about the unauthorized sharing of her pictures and videos, the Marine took to Twitter to vent her frustration. The Marine said she only showed her face in one of the videos, but knew that her tattoos and the nature of posting videos online meant there was always a possibility people would find out what she was doing to make money.
But she did not think the videos would ever be shared so freely among her old unit. When the Marine found out the photos were being shared, she said she moved to close her account with OnlyFans. The site allows members to charge a monthly subscription fee that provides access to all the content it pushes, and often is used to share adult content.
But, she said, because there were active subscribers on her page, she could only delete content or the account if she gave them a full refund. The Marine added she was hesitant to go to the Marine Corps with the complaint because she is still pursuing a career in the reserves and did not know if her page could jeopardize her future. Representatives from the Marine Forces Reserve have not responded to inquiries from Marine Corps Times as to whether her page violated any orders or policies. The Marine compared the stealing and sharing of her photos and videos to the Marines United scandal.
