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Mercedes Carrera | |
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 Carrera in 2016 | |
| Born | 1983or1984(age 41–42) [1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Mercedes Carrera |
Mercedes Carrera is an American pornographic actress. She was a frequent commentator in support of the antifeminist Gamergate campaign and collaborated with the pro-Gamergate group The Fine Young Capitalists in 2015 on a fundraiser for students in STEM fields. In 2019, Carrera and her husband Jason Whitney were arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse.
Before joining the adult film industry, Carrera worked as an aerospace engineer. [2] Carrera's ancestry is Puerto Rican, Native American and Swedish. Carrera has also specified that her Puerto Rican ancestry is a mix of African, Jewish and European. [3]
Carrera has appeared in more than 200 films. She is known for her performances in films which focused on the MILF subgenres, especially "Cougar" and "Latin". She has worked in film productions for Brazzers, Reality Kings, Wicked Pictures, Digital Playground and Evil Angel, among others.[ citation needed ]
In 2015, Carrera performed in a live webcam show as a fundraiser for the pro-Gamergate group The Fine Young Capitalists. [4] The funds went toward a scholarship for students studying in STEM fields. [2]
Carrera was a frequent commentator in support of the antifeminist online campaign known as Gamergate and a vocal critic of its detractors, including feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian. She discussed rape culture with Infowars host Paul Joseph Watson and debated Gamergate opponent Chris Kluwe; The Daily Caller described Carrera as "Gamergate’s Porn Star Patron". [5] In October 2015, she was removed from a panel at the media festival South by Southwest following allegations that Carrera had cyberbullied the activist Randi Lee Harper. [5] [6] Carrera identifies as a libertarian. [7]
In February 2019, Carrera was arrested along with her husband Jason Whitney (aka Daemon Cins) at their home in Rancho Cucamonga on suspicion of child sexual abuse. [1] [5] The pair were accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 10 multiple times over a four-month period; they were also charged with possessing a controlled substance (methamphetamine) while armed with a handgun. They were denied bail. [1] [8] [9] As of January 2023 [update] , both remain in jail awaiting trial. [10] On January 30, 2024, it was reported that Carrera's pretrial hearing had been postponed again, with a new date scheduled for February 16 (over 5 years after her arrest), and the earliest possible date for her trial being April 16. This marked the sixth time that Judge Katrina West had reset the date for the pretrial hearing. [11]
I'm Puerto Rican (which is a mix of African, Jewish and European mostly), Native American and Swedish
Carrera's politics — she has defined herself as a "bleeding-heart Libertarian — and her constant shout-outs to the military and, ironically given her current situation, law enforcement, made her a darling of the right-leaning internet crowd.
The criminal trial of Mercedes Carrera and her husband on multiple child sexual abuse charges was postponed again on Jan. 16, with a pretrial hearing now set after the fifth anniversary of their arrest. According to court documents, the hearing is now scheduled for Feb. 16, with the earliest possible date for a trial being April 16. In the course of four recent hearings, Judge Katrina West reset the pretrial date to Sept. 29, then to Oct. 3, Oct. 13, Nov. 6, Nov. 17 and lastly to Jan. 16.
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