Former human trafficking victim reveals the dark reality of a brothel at a bunny ranch in Nevada

Rebekah “Bekah” Charleston felt creepy as he walked through Moonlight Bunny Ranch, a legal brothel in western Nevada.

“The TV show “Cathouse” may look attractive on the side when you drive out, but it’s a double-width trailer that’s nowhere to be found. It’s the literal compound you’re in,” the former sex trafficking victim told Fox News Digital.

“It was strange. No one was allowed to have a car there,” she said. “No one has ever left the workplace. We were forced to sleep in the same room where we served our customers all day. We were able to change the seats, but we sleep in the same room. That’s not another job.”

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North Texas women are now speaking out about A&E Docuseries, “The Secret of Bunny Lunch.”

The six-part special explores the rise of “American First Sex Destination” and its charismatic owner, Dennis Hoff. Dennis Hoff passed away in 2018 at the age of 72.

Fox News Digital reached out to Moonlite Bunny Ranch for comments.

“To talk about this kind of docusary is both scary and overwhelming,” admitted Charleston. “But… I think it’s important to hold people accountable now.”

Growing up, Charleston was a troubled teenager who ran away from home at the age of 16. Living on the street, she was forced into prostitution by her boyfriend. By the age of 17, she was involved in a human trafficker. Charleston said she was in her early 20s when she was sent to Bunny Ranch as a “form of punishment.”

“I was in Las Vegas and worked at all casinos and escort services (my traffickers),” she recalled. “I started getting arrested. The police started to recognize me like they do well in Las Vegas, so he let me go to a brothel.”

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There was one rule that a Charleston trafficker ordered her to follow.

“My trafficker warned me that trying to do … everything (HOF) is to provide free services to girls after getting high and drunk,” she insisted. “And my traffickers weren’t trying to get me to do that.”

According to Doxally, women had to read the “Bunny Bible” and also guided clients’ negotiations.

“We line up like cows every Thursday to get a pup smear,” Charleston said. “We go one after another to the back room. The doctors would have pup smears on the premises. We also had to have a blood test once a month to make sure we didn’t have HIV or AIDS.”

Bunny lunch was set HBO’s reality TV series “Cathouse” It premiered in 2005. The series portrayed workers as making a lot of cash, but that was far from true, Charleston said. The sentiment was echoed by several former workers at Docusary.

“I started at Love Ranch,” Charleston said of other legal brothels in Nevada. “Bunny Ranch was a valuable brothel (at Hof) so you had to win your spot. I made a lot of money and made enough money to move to the Bunny Ranch.”

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“A house will take 50% of your money from the top no matter what,” she added. “The harsh reality is that you automatically get half of the things you have to bill your customers and do all the sexual services. And you’re being charged with your room and board, food and supplies.

“Everyone has 50% of you. …I know the people who worked there boasted about making $1 million in a year.

Several former employees claimed they had experienced violence at the hands of clients at the docusary, but Charleston said they were not facing similar encounters.

“I’ve heard a lot of other stories, those who died there, those who died there,” she said. “There’s more details about it in the series, but thankfully, I didn’t face violence at the hands of a sex buyer.”

Charleston said she was eventually pulled out of Bunny Ranch when she realized that the traffickers were not making enough for him. She also said she is struggling to deposit enough money in the bank.

She felt “liberating.”

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“It’s a very dark and dim place,” she recalled. “The girl just sat up and got high all day… The reality is you’re sitting all day, waiting for the bell to ring. I don’t know if I’ll choose someone through the door or you.

“They still have to pay for their food. You are grateful to the brothel. You will receive a call or “date” so we can call it.

“It’s a very strange reality when you’re not only selling sex all the time, but you’re living in an establishment,” she said. “It was depressing, it was gross, and when I finally managed to leave, I was really happy.”

However, Charleston’s troubles did not end there. In 2006, she was arrested for tax evasion and served in federal prison for 13 months. She was forgiven by the President in 2020 Donald Trump.

“I was prepared for that from day one,” she said. “my Traffickers were delved into and beaten The only word we were allowed to say to us was “lawyer.” Unfortunately, I kept my mouth closed and I was in charge for my trafficker, even if it wasn’t my income. That wasn’t my money. But me and the other victims were afraid of traffickers, so we were charged. ”

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“In a way, being in prison was a bit of a holiday,” she said. “It was the first time I had no one to touch my body. …I was able to eat three meals a day, sometimes sleeping eight hours a night.

When Charleston was released, she decided to turn her life around. In 2013 she launched Bekah speaksproviding training and consulting services to law enforcement and community leaders. She holds a degree in criminal justice and criminology and filed a federal lawsuit against Nevada over the legalized prostitution industry.

Charleston also worked with the senators to defend the Human Trafficking Survivors Relief Act. It “she aims to provide victims with the opportunity to evict or eliminate federal convictions arising from the victim.”

The White House noticed. Officials said Charleston was a victim of sex trafficking forced into prostitution and she is currently volunteering to help the victim. Her forgiveness by President Trump was also supported by law enforcement agencies that arrested her.

“I was shocked to get the pardon,” Charleston said. “I feel really blessed… (but) those things are still in my records. I still need to explain to people.

“I’m still fighting for full relief, a survivors relief law for human trafficking,” she said. “That’s happening in Congress now. …We’re about to pass this bill since 2016. If it passes, they’ll go back and edit the records.

Charleston hopes that speaking out encourages others to move forward.

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“It’s sad to know how many girls have been sucked in thinking, ‘I’m going to live this fascinating lifestyle. I’m going to have fun and have sex all day long and make money,” she said. “You’re a prisoner trapped in your wealth. It’s not always fun, you really don’t make much money… I’m excited about what I do today and help others.”

“The Secret of Bunny Lunch” premieres on June 12 at 9pm The Associated Press contributed to this report.