Kat Torres: Brazilian model and wellness influencer Kat Torres is known for her luxurious lifestyle and relationships with celebrities such as Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio. She has been sentenced to eight years in prison for human trafficking. The FBI launched an investigation after two Brazilian girls went missing in 2022. It revealed Torres enslaving her followers.
Attracting victims on social media
Kate Torres lured victims with a powerful profile on social media sites, after which they were sexually, financially and mentally exploited. Victim Ana said, “I was impressed by Torres' rags to riches story, from her beginnings on the streets of Brazil to her parties with Hollywood celebrities.”
Women were forced to work in strip clubs
The victim said that Torres hired her for domestic work. Meanwhile, she was promised a salary of $2000. But Torres did not pay and she was treated like a slave and tortured. When the victim was leaving work, he hired two other women. He put these women to work in a nearby strip club.
Claims to have spiritual powers
Torres, who was once the alleged girlfriend of top Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, claimed to have psychic powers. A New York flatmate of Torres' said she was given a drug called ayahuasca by her Hollywood friends. After which she began promoting herself as a life coach and hypnotist.