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Nicholas R. Fornaro, a year-old former corrections officer in Punta Gorda, Florida, hired a year-old hooker last September, but when it came time to pay, he fessed up that he didn't have the money. Instead, he gave the woman a shark tooth. A week later, the prostitute's own brother called her up to let him know that she was now the star of an amateur porn video posted online.
Turned out Fornaro had secretly recorded the rendezvous. Which sounds like the most Florida thing ever. Can you even imagine how that exchange went down? I don't actually have the cash, but, uh, I totally got this awesome shark tooth. It's like from some ancient dinosaur shark or something. A week later, O'Neill got a call from her brother. Turns out that a secret video of her and Fornaro sexcapade had been posted online.
That's a discussion I hope that very few brothers and sisters ever need to have. O'Neill lawyered up and decided to press charges. She had no idea she was being recorded and never saw video equipment. She also contacted Fornaro. He apologized and claimed he didn't think she would mind. We mean, sure, hookers who accept shark's teeth as payment may not mind much, but they don't want it posted all over the Internet, thank you very much.
You have successfully signed up for your selected newsletter s - please keep an eye on your mailbox, we're movin' in! Fornaro has worked as a corrections officer but had in the meantime resigned and moved to Maryland. That didn't stop local police from arrested him on charges of video voyeurism and distribution of obscene material. O'Neill was not charged for the incident, but had been arrested in November on unrelated prostitution charges.
