Clinic Accused of Leaking Porn Performers' Personal Info
The names, birth dates and stage names of 12,000 performers were leaked online.
 Health clinic catering to porn industry under fire after information leaked (Los Angeles Times) |
SHERMAN OAKS (KTLA) -- A health clinic catering to the porn industry is under fire after personal information about thousands of performers ended up on a website.
The names, birth dates and stage names of more than 12,000 current and former adult film performers were posted on Pornwikileaks.com earlier this year.
Many now say that information could only have come from the clinic where many performers get tested, AIM Medical Associates P.C., formerly known as the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation.
An article was posted on Gawker.com alleging that the information came from AIM. That article was based on information from adult industry blogger and performer Mike South.
A lawyer for the clinic had no comment about the allegations.
Pornwikileaks is registered in the Netherlands, but it's not clear who owns the site.
Porn performers are required to have tested negative for HIV within 30 days of filming. Producers and directors have access to AIM's database to check results.
AIM was closed last December by health officials in Los Angeles County. The shut-down came after state health officials denied its application to operate as a community clinic for "business-related issues."
The facility was sold and then reopened last month under the new name.
It is now part of a doctor's office regulated by the Medical Board of California.
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