
He said he got e-mails from girls saying that a stylist touched her. He said he received almost 10,000 responses in the first two hours about abuses models had endured in their careers. When James Scully, a casting director, posted on Instagram in February allegations that models were being abused during a Balenciaga casting, it set off a firestorm. While we have not been specific on sexual harassment, our Health Initiative is committed to the notion of a healthy mind in a healthy body, and there cannot be one without the other. I do think it important that we expand our Health Imitative guidelines to be more specific on harassment and it is something we will do.” I believe we’ve been able to impact positive change with our work. In recent years we have encouraged more diversity on the runway as part of our fashion week outreach to the industry. “We started the CFDA Health Initiative in 2007 to address eating disorders and underage models. I also applaud the Model Alliance and their efforts,” he continued. “ CFDA puts its support behind Cameron and others who are speaking out. Unsafe environments should not be tolerated and abusers should be reported,” said Steven Kolb, chief executive officer of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. All models deserve the right to feel safe and respected. “I think what Cameron is doing is very important. Russell advised her 89,300 followers, “If you have been a victim of rape or assault 24/7 support is available from ,” referring to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.Įxecutives at The Lions Model Management LLC, which represents the 30-year-old Russell, did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Russell. He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs.Another commenter described how at the age of 17, midway through a normal shoot, she was “basically forced” to take her clothes off to get in the shower so the photographer could take photos and he took advantage of her in many ways. Nash is also not allowed to work with children as a result of his conviction. The order places restrictions on him including making himself available to police, internet restrictions and allowing officers to monitor his internet search history. He was also placed on the sex offenders register for five years and was also placed on a sexual offences prevention order for five years. Magistrates gave him a community order for a year which will involve him carrying out 200 hours of unpaid work. Nash told the court he was “very remorseful” and magistrates also heard he was of previous good character. “During interviews he told offices he searched for such images out of interest.” Nash looked at girls in provocative poses “The images showed children in provocative poses posing in short skirts. He appeared before magistrates in Medway in December and admitted the charges against him and was sentenced there this week.ĭebbie Jones prosecuting, said: “When his Samsung flat screen was analysed his search history showed on a number of occasions he had searched for pre-teen models. Nash, 51, of Arnhem Drive, was charged with one count of possessing indecent images of children and another of making indecent images of children.

When officers searched through his internet browsing history they found 1,115 similar category C images which had been deleted from his hard drive. His Samsung computer was seized and analysed found to have 50 live images in category C, the lower range of seriousness. Jason Ball admitted he was responsible for the images after brother Jon was jailed When officers raided his home in Chatham after information from the internet provider that his computer was being used view indecent images, Nash denied having a sexual interest in children. John Nash’s top search for such pictures while he was on the internet was ‘pre-teen models’. A man who viewed more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been placed on the sex offenders register for five years after a tip-off by an internet provider led police to his computer.
