DUBAI is famous for its tall buildings, fast cars and glamour – but when night falls across the city, a much more sinister image emerges.
Young female influencers are being drawn to the glittering UAE by huge sums of cash, but can quickly get caught up in a disturbed cycle of depravity.
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Stunning TV and internet stars are approached with incredible opportunities to “expand their careers” for mega money before becoming trapped by the ultra-rich people that have flown them in.
Once in the country, they are under their complete control where they can be raped, drugged or even end up dead, an expert warned.
Dubai is governed by Sharia law, which criminalises sex outside of marriage, meaning vulnerable women may feel they have no choice but to stay in the shadows or face arrest.
Despite its clean image, the metropolis caters for all sorts of seedy activities for the super rich, with brothels and sex clubs – as well as brutal “Porta Potty” parties.
These sick events involve rich men paying over £70,000 to play out their fantasies in real life and can include vile sex acts such as defecation.
‘Exploitation disguised as glamour’
While previously women from impoverished backgrounds may have been sex-trafficked into the country to meet the needs of wealthy clientele, it seems unsavoury characters have a sinister new tactic.
Online personalities and even TV stars are being targeted and sold the dream of a new life in the desert – but experts warn that not all that glitters is gold.
Just last month, a Ukrainian OnlyFans model vanished after attending one of the murky “Porta Potty” parties, the Mirror reported.
Ten days later, she was found battered and bloodied, dumped at a roadside with her limbs and spine broken.
But the mystery deepened when Dubai police said the model’s injuries came from her entering “a restricted construction site” and falling from a height.
Ukrainian police have since launched a sex trafficking probe as they continue to investigate the circumstances around Maria’s disappearance and horror injuries.
Maria is among the key demographic of vulnerable women often taken advantage of by wealthy men in the city, according to other young females with shockingly similar stories.
Founder and CEO of Detained in Dubai, Radha Stirling, told The Sun there have been serious warnings about the vile parties for decades.
She believes the brutal drug-fuelled and coercive nature of the luxury events are often covered up to maintain the city’s positive reputation by its influential power players.
Dubai presents a highly polished and ‘crime-free’ image to the world, but behind the scenes, there is a darker reality that needs to be addressed.
Radha Stirling
Radha says: “It’s exploitation disguised as glamour or opportunity.
“Women, in particular, are offered all sorts of opportunities in Dubai.
“They might be offered to come and model, to come and play music, or to expand their career in some way or another.
“But what they don’t realise is that when they get there, they are essentially at the beck and call of whoever has brought them there.
“They’re under their complete control and they put themselves in such a risky position where they could end up gang raped, they could end up drugged, they could end up dead.”
Radha added: “Dubai presents a highly polished and ‘crime-free‘ image to the world, but behind the scenes, there is a darker reality that needs to be addressed.”
The UAE government, including Dubai’s authorities, has been taking steps to try and combat sex trafficking ever since new laws were introduced in 2006.
In 2023, officials investigated 37 human trafficking cases, with 97 per cent involving sex trafficking, according to the US Department of State – a significant jump from 2022, which saw 27 investigations carried out.
‘Influencer capital’
Influential celebrities flock to Dubai’s golden beaches to bask in the all-year-round sunshine, promoting their trips on Instagram and showering the Middle East with compliments – with many dubbing it the “influencer capital of the world”.
But for all the glamorous social media showcases which have drawn thousands to the Emirates in recent years, some have found themselves behind bars for as little as writing a bad review on Google or bumping cars.
Last June, Emirates cabin crew member Tori Towey, 28, from Ireland, was charged with attempting suicide, which is considered a crime in the UAE, and consuming alcohol.
She says she had been in an abusive marriage and, after a row with her husband, tried to end her life.
Police were called, but instead of helping Tori, they strip-searched her and put her in a crowded cell.
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Former Love Island stars, TikTok influencers and top models have also spoken out about attempts to lure them to Dubai – and it can be a very tempting offer.
Love Island season three star Tyne-Lexy Clarson said she was offered £20,000 to attend a dinner and drinks in the Middle East when she was aged just 19.
She said: “It’s high-end prostitution – it’s just scary to think if they’ve messaged me, they’ve probably sent it to thousands of pretty girls on Instagram.”
She claims she was also offered £50,000 for five nights in Dubai, on the condition that she signed a non-disclosure agreement and what she would be required to do would remain confidential.
The reality TV star raised concerns that struggling influencers may feel more pressure to accept the generous offers to boost their careers.
Rosie Williams, another Love Island star, said she was offered £100,000 a year in addition to all the clothes and bags she wanted if she would become a companion to a man in Dubai.
London-based TikToker Saint Mullan, also publicly addressed an offer she received from Dubai elites.
She claims she was offered £16,000 to fly out and allegedly fulfil a prince‘s bizarre fetishes, including urinating on her. She shared screenshots of their conversations online.
Wealthy model Kayla Jade told her followers that she knows people who have been taken away on private cruise trips where sick acts took place away from the city’s bright lights.
She said it often feels like a “power move” from the men who are looking to gain “ownership over the women”.
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Astonishing fees of up to £78,000 have been paid on the provisions that they “fulfil the desires” of the ultra-rich men, according to the New York Post.
In the past, some have allegedly been paid up to £40,000 for extreme acts such as having their teeth pulled, being beaten or even hung up from metal hooks – while harrowing accounts have suggested some participants have allegedly been forced into bestiality, according to dozens of influencers.
‘Disturbing’ parties
Other sick events see women paid jaw-dropping amounts to perform degrading sex acts on a rich payee at “Porta Potty” parties that often involve defecation.
They have gained notoriety in recent years after being discussed on social media sites such as Reddit and X – but Radha says her team have been aware of the twisted events dating back as far as 2008.
She added: “The so-called Porta Potty’ parties are a disturbing example of how women are sometimes lured into degrading or dangerous situations under false pretences.”
Radha accused the legal system in Dubai and much of the Middle East of not doing enough to stop these parties and prosecute those responsible for any alleged attacks.
Dubai has come under scrutiny for it’s women’s rights violations in the past – a man’s consent is still required for marriage, divorce and even certain medical procedures.
Adultery is considered a major crime in the region with an individual being able to seek legal action against their partner if they suspect an extramarital affair.
Conviction for adultery in the UAE carries a minimum sentence of one year and it can be extended up to three years.
Dubai’s strict laws
THE UAE is made up of seven emirates, of which Dubai is one.
Rules for travellers within the country have always been looked upon as draconian to Westerners heading to the hotspot.
However, changes to laws there have drastically altered the landscape for holidaymakers.
Boozing and living together outside marriage is now allowed in the United Arab Emirates after a historic relaxation of the country’s strict Islamic laws in 2020.
A person still must be at least 21 years old to buy alcohol legally in the UAE and anyone caught selling alcohol to someone deemed underage will be punished.
However, it can still only be consumed privately or in licensed public places.
In a major overhaul of the legal system, so-called honour killings were also criminalised, and there are harsher punishments for men who harass women.
The changes were part of the country’s drive to attract Western tourists and businesses despite the strict Sharia-based legal system.
Around 250,000 Brits live in the UAE, out of 8.4 million foreigners, and dozens have been targeted in recent years for breaking alcohol and drugs laws, or kissing in public.
While there is no official dress code as such, modesty is appreciated and advised, especially in public places.
Homosexuality remains illegal and same-sex marriages are not recognised.
Drugs are strictly forbidden and the Emirati authorities count the presence of drugs in the blood stream as possession.
Swearing and making rude gestures (including online) are considered obscene acts and offenders can be jailed or deported.
Taking pictures or videos of the people, especially women and children without their consent is considered to be an invasion of privacy and you might be penalised or sent to jail.
If you openly criticise or mock or insult Dubai’s royal family, law, culture, and religion you risk the chance of being arrested.
These laws can put young women at risk of being caught up in a criminal case if they are invited into the country or to events by a married individual.
The men luring these women are often some of Dubai’s wealthiest or are very well connected with elite members of society.
Radha warns victims often don’t realise the control these people have and that corruption is rife.
It’s a complete cover-up essentially of what happens under the glitz and glamour and the nightlights of Dubai within its underbelly – and it really does put women at risk.
Radha Stirling
She says: “They [Dubai’s rich power players] can put them in prison if they like, without the woman or the victim having committed any crime whatsoever.
“They have complete control, and they exploit it because they can.
“It’s a complete cover-up essentially of what happens under the glitz and glamour and the nightlights of Dubai within its underbelly – and it really does put women at risk.
“Once they’re there, there’s no getting out of it, and they might find it very difficult to escape without violence or without being falsely reported for a crime and put away in prison.
“There are all sorts of powers that the influential people have in Dubai that they can exude upon their victims.”
Radha made her views clear as she blasted the criminal justice system for “100 per cent failing British women”.
The mystery still remains over the what truly happened to Ukrainian model Maria.
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