Nice la Presse Article on XO this morning

[LC18]

A former escort who apparently worked for XO weighs in on reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/comments/1rw70cc/comment/obizwan

Again, take it with grains of salt, or not.

Another case of “it didn’t happen to me so it means it never happened to anyone”


I’ve never been raped by a client so that means no SP ever has ever been raped by a client

 

[Gentilhomme1]

Here's a suggestion for agencies who would like to set a new standard in terms of creating a more ethical industry: having a publicly visible code of conduct on your website. One part would be the client's code of conduct, the other would be the agency's code of conduct towards their escorts. This would be a way to build trust among all parties involved . Since the code would be visible, clients could ask the escorts if it really being respected, and agencies could use it as a tool to enforce proper behavior among clients. Some clients may even be more inclined to book with a agency that has a code they deemed reasonable.

Some will say I am dreaming in color–and I don't fully disagree–other may see it as a promising step towards more ethical arrangements .

I totally agree with you. It would be a good way to prepare the indutry for an eventual legalization. Eventually the SPs could have a board of professionals, similar to the boards of doctors, engineers, psychologists, physiotherapists, social workers, pharmacists, etc. Some realities started in a dream.

 

[Bouddha1]

From my understanding she started in 2020 and worked for about a year. The Jade of that thread has post as far as 2018. So different peoples.

On the podcast in french, we understand that she quits in 2020 so it match with the thead. It says also that she worked as Indy. But she dont talk about Velvet..

 

[EastWind]

Need to end this incall business model and return to outcall for one. Best for an agency to be formless and not be some sitting duck and open target with a physical location.

 

[Bouddha1]

photos de Radio-Canada

Clémentine ou Jade de XO

 

[RobertNYC]

I still don’t understand why guys use incall locations in Montreal. Makes zero sense unless you’re a local. The charm of Montreal is outcall to your hotel. More relaxed and fun.

I understand the economics for agencies, but out of dozens of appointments I always turned down incall. I can get that in NNJ and NYC.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

Makes zero sense unless you’re a local.

Most of the wolves on merd are from Montreal and its vicinities.

 

[Lunaseraphim]

A former escort who apparently worked for XO weighs in on reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/comments/1rw70cc/comment/obizwan

Again, take it with grains of salt, or not.

I don't think this means anything personally and this is an anonymous account. Who is this even?

As for people not denouncing rape.. we don't do it because people blame victims, they don't believe us, the process of reporting or calling out can be extremely traumatic etc. Particularly for someone who is a sex worker.. a lot of people think we're asking for it

I also want to remind you guys that not everyone is treated the same way in this industry and our experiences vary a lot. It's not surprising to me that a teenage girl would have bad experiences while other more experienced providers who know their boundaries don't as much

There is favoritism at certain places and some people will get exploited while others won't..this is why this is so touchy. Some people are more vulnerable than others for many different reasons and individuals who have bad intentions will see that vulnerability as a weakness to exploit

 

[2fast2slow]

I still don’t understand why guys use incall locations in Montreal. Makes zero sense unless you’re a local. The charm of Montreal is outcall to your hotel. More relaxed and fun.

I understand the economics for agencies, but out of dozens of appointments I always turned down incall. I can get that in NNJ and NYC.

i'm sure 50% of clients are with a significant other and cannot do outcalls

 

[Lunaseraphim]

As for "why did she stay" it was stated in this thread several times that the boss was threatening girls with outing... And even beyond that. There are reasons why people stay in abusive situations.. these situations often have some sort of appeal on some level and there's a lot of manipulation involved too. 19 is really young. When I was 19 I was still a virgin and I was really naive.

I think someone can be too young and inexperienced for sex work personally. You have to have had some life experiences in order to handle it

 

[EastWind]

It is on youtube now. Since those outside of Canada cannot access it previously.

 

[LC18]

En tout cas

 

[RobertNYC]

From what I understood most got shut down by LE. But perhaps @EagerBeaver can shed some light on this and if LE would go after the clients.

There are countless agencies in NYC and NNJ, and damn good ones. I think we’re getting ridiculous here.

 

[Vardhan945]

I remember seeing an SPs who I haven't seen for a long time and she used to be at XO. I just mentioned I have no idea what happened to XO and she said the owner became a drug addict and that was the downfall of the agency. Another SP another told me that the booker didn't stop asking her to join an orgy when she didn't want to. I remember XO organizing some orgy party but apparently it was only for the ''loyal'' clients, I wonder if those events went well or the sexual assaults might be where it comes from?

I remember around the last times I used XO, a moment freaked me out. The agency knew my username here and that I was a regular. One day, they contacted me and they called me by my first name. I never shared my full name beside the SPs. I asked the last SP I saw if she mentioned me by my full name and she said no, she doesn't know how whoever contacted knew my first name.

Another thing, I noticed was when booking and arriving at the door, they ask us to just enter and not knock. I suspected that was because neighbour noticed multiple door knocking for the same door and raised suspection. At that time, it was the only agency that asked me to do that. So this fit with the neighbour getting suspicious.

I been doing this activity since I was 18yo and now I am 37yo. Even with all those years, I never knew the ''behind the scene'' of this business.

Really disappointing to read this, I hope for the best for the victims.

The fact that they knew your first name is very spooky...
I suspect Agencies have a way of doing a soft background check.

I googled my own phone number and my full name and city came up...I had it removed by submitting a request though

 

[RobertNYC]

It seems like there were complaints to LE and they set up a sting, the goal of which was to shut down the agency and charge its principals. This was accomplished. It's a low hanging fruit situation. Going after clients based on seized phone numbers and texts seems like an expensive and more difficult proposition. It seems unlikely. Unless they got very specific information/evidence of, or a witness to criminal behavior by the client and feel compelled to charge it.

Hey EB, do you recall JuliesNYC back in the day? That agency got busted in early 2005. Julie Moya raked in millions, but the DA trumped up charges of her employing a 17 year old. The real story is the girl used fake ID, and when Julie found out, they jettisoned her. The underage may have worked a month or so. And that 17 year old was introduced to Julie by one of her girls, swearing she was 19.

I always found the girls there to be on the older side, 26+, some early 30s, so I was amused when I read the DA charging her with employing underage escorts. I was paranoid because I was a regular and never suspected the agency would employ anyone underage. But competing agencies helped bring her down, and apparently Julie stopped greasing some LE who helped her stay open for years and years.

The only clients arrested were those present during the bust. And Julie had like five locations around the city. Julie’s was best deal in town, Montreal quality and more for 250.

I have no doubt XO management are scum bags and I’m sure many allegations are true. But it’s also possible a lot of stuff is really embellished to help prosecute the case. These are heinous allegations, but let’s step back and assume many are true, many aren’t. Regardless, human depravity like what I’m reading never ceases to amaze me.

LE isn’t going after XO clients unless those clients saw an underage girl. That I’m fairly certain of, unless I’m missing something.

Everyone predicted other agencies in NYC would falll after Julie’s got busted. The opposite happened. So many opened to fill the gap.

One final amusing point which I heard from a Julie’s escort at the time whom I saw on the side post-bust. When it became evident a close friend and relative of one of the prosecutors was a regular at Julie’s, of course the sweet plea bargain came into play, with Julie agreeing never to reveal a “client list.”

Every case is different, but my guess is you’ll never see an XO client list unless prosecutors have a mark on a high profile person (eg Elliot Spitzer).

Google Julie Moya. Fascinating read. She did a bit of time…and of course she re-opened under a different brand a couple years later.

 

[skizophonic]

I totally agree with you. It would be a good way to prepare the indutry for an eventual legalization. Eventually the SPs could have a board of professionals, similar to the boards of doctors, engineers, psychologists, physiotherapists, social workers, pharmacists, etc. Some realities started in a dream.

Great idea !

Imagine a world where you visit an indy for GFE and she gives you an insurance receipt.

A world where your employer's insurance package would cover sexual services as long as the SW is a certified members of the APQ (I'll let you guess the acronym ) alongside massage therapists and physiotherapists.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I am surprised that nobody mentioned that another XO Escort Agency- the US based "XO Companions"- was busted in 2023 and their owner/operator was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison in October of 2025, following which he will be deported back to Russia. It seems like escort agencies named XO are having a tough few years- maybe it's a good idea to leave the name XO to the iconic Hong Kong sauce:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/russian-national-sentenced-46-months-prison-running-extensive-prostitution-enterprise

I had heard of this agency before, but never used it. They had always come up in Google searches when I looked for the XO website in Montreal in years past. I think they were a touring agency. Obviously operated by Russians, and specialized in Russian and other Eastern European imported escorts. Most of whom were likely illegally in the USA and enticed to come here with various bullshit promises.

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

Great idea !

Imagine a world where you visit an indy for GFE and she gives you an insurance receipt.

A world where your employer's insurance package would cover sexual services as long as the SW is a certified members of the APQ (I'll let you guess the acronym ) alongside massage therapists and physiotherapists.

It may not be the world you expect... The consensus among sex workers advocates is that what you describe (legalization) is not the way to go (and honestly what you describe sounds quite far fetched). I would suggest to start with "prostitution in Nevada" for more information.

 

[Lunaseraphim]

Decriminalization has been proven to have the most benefits, not legalization. It took a 2 second Google search to find this..

https://www.nswp.org/sites/default/files/guide_to_legal_models_english_prf04.pdf

https://piamp.net/en/faq/what-is-th...ization-and-the-legalization-of-prostitution/

 

[Glyscore]

C'est une de mes craintes et l'aspect que je déteste le plus dans ce Hobby, ne pas pouvoir être certains qu'une SP est dans l'industrie de son plein gré et en toute connaissance de cause.... même des high END Indy dans certains cas, tu crois qu'elle est 100% indépendante pour apprendre peu de temps après qu'elle a un "boy friend PIMP" qui participe à la buisness et prend une partie des profits.

Je veux juste être capable de rencontre des femmes qui sont 100% libre dans cette industrie man...This XO shit going to make me think twice before using an agency again cause what else could we learn? Of all agency....XO seems okay and it wasn't at all...