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<\/p>\n4 Male Models Accuse Photographer Rick Day of Sexual Assault<\/b>
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Four male<\/a> models have come forward accusing photographer Rick Day<\/a> of sexual assault. Day is a well-known fashion photographer of (often nude<\/a>) male<\/a> models whose work has appeared in GQ, Vogue Italia, DNA<\/em>, and Elle<\/em>. Those accusing Day are models Barrett Pall, Kai Braden, and the Zakar twins, Zach and Michael.<\/p>\n Barrett Pall \/ Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Fashion models Barrett Pall and Kai Braden shared their experiences with The Advocate<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Advocate<\/em> reports<\/a>: \u201cPall and Braden allege they were sexually assaulted by Rick Day when they were teenagers<\/a>. Both were virgins at the time. Both allege Day invited them to his studio and told them a series of strange impositions were entirely normal, which would lead to unwanted sexual acts they felt trapped in\u2026Pall, who has appeared in numerous\u00a0 campaigns for Skechers, Puma, and Hyundai, among others, has been consistent in not naming names until now. Pall claims what Day did constitutes sexual assault, when during a November 2007 shoot, the photographer coerced him into taking erotic pictures and pressured him into a sex<\/a> act.<\/p>\n Pall accuses Day of coercing him to do a nude<\/a> shoot in exchange for possibly receiving some photos from it, and says Day \u201crobbed him\u201d of his virginity by masturbating him and urging him to ejaculate on his face. Day says it was his first-ever sexual experience with a man<\/a>.<\/p>\n Said Pall to the Advocate:\u00a0\u201cHe makes you feel like if you don\u2019t take these pictures, you won\u2019t get any of the images from the entire shoot.\u201d<\/p>\n Pall posted a video<\/a> three years ago to his YouTube account talking about sexual harassment and the ugly side of the modeling industry.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Advocate adds<\/a>:<\/p>\n In one email obtained by\u00a0The Advocate<\/em>, Day asked him to take part in his annual erotic calendar, Castings. \u201cI had seen your video<\/a> about the modeling industry and thought out of respect I would ask,\u201d Day wrote, adding, \u201cBut as I re-watched it I think you were talking a lot about me \u2026 oiling you \u2026. and \u2018selling images\u2019 to magazines without your permission.\u201d He continued, \u201cFirst, you could have oiled yourself but most models are not quite as smart as you \u2026 and you never asked.\u201d<\/p>\n Another model, Kai Braden, told the magazine<\/a>:<\/p>\n He alleges Day pinned him against the wall with his \u201chand around my neck\u201d and his \u201cmouth to ear.\u201d When Braden started to panic, Day allegedly told him \u201cit was OK, that I should just relax.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI remember he asked if I had ever had sex<\/a> with a guy<\/a> before, and I told him I had never had sex<\/a> period,\u201d the model says. Day, whose fingers were on Braden\u2019s anus, \u201cseemed to ease off when I told him that.\u201d Braden claims he was pinned to the wall for at least two minutes until he eventually pushed the photographer off. \u201cHe seemed to have gotten the picture, and we wrapped up the shoot,\u201d Braden says. \u201cI tried to get out of there as quick as I can and keep my cool.\u201d<\/p>\n At the time, Pervis Taylor was also signed with Wilhelmina Creative and worked in the office for extra money. He remembers Braden being visibly shaken in the office when talking about the shoot with Day.<\/p>\n Two other models shared similar stories about Day with GSN<\/a>. Gay twin male<\/a> models Zach and Michael Zakar said that Day promised to make them \u201cfamous\u201d but never saw any shots from their shoot. They said they were sexually assaulted by Day after being separated and said they feared speaking out about the incidents would threaten their modeling careers.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n According to Michael, Day pulled out his penis<\/a> and pushed his head down and tried to touch his anus.<\/p>\n In a separate shoot, Day told Zach \u201cI\u2019m going to shoot you, then you\u2019re going to make me shoot. Zach says Day also touched his anus and requested he perform sexual acts.<\/p>\n Day has declined to speak with either publication about the accusations.<\/p>\n GSN adds that after reaching out to Day they heard nothing, but the Zakar twins did<\/a>:<\/p>\n Rick messaged the boys<\/a>: \u2018Hey guys<\/a>, I just got an email from a reporter. I remember you guys<\/a> as sweet and as flirtatious as I was. I am sorry I caused you guys<\/a> any pain.\u2019<\/p>\n He continued: \u2018I was not aware that that was how you left feeling. I wanted to reach out to you and say how sorry I am if I caused you ANY pain. Rick.\u2019<\/p>\n Michael and Zach say Rick avoided them \u2018like the Black Plague\u2019 after they asked for photos back. In response to Rick\u2019s message, the twins told us: \u2018We\u2019re just here to say the truth\u2026\u00a0that\u2019s what we must do, speak up.<\/p>\n \u2018We were taken advantage of \u2013 that simple. We are sweet but don\u2019t confuse that for flirty,\u2019 they said.<\/p>\n The post 4 Male Models Accuse Photographer Rick Day of Sexual Assault<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pall.jpg?resize=740%2C659\")
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