Warning: This article contains allegations which some readers may find distressing.
This week, a Ukrainian model, Maria Kovalcuk, spoke about the devastating injuries she experienced during a 'porta potty party' in Dubai.
In March this year, the 21-year-old was found severely injured on a Dubai roadside, before being rushed to hospital.
According to reports, the OnlyFans star was originally in Dubai to make content for her NSFW page, but after oversleeping, she missed her flight to Thailand and decided to stay on in the UAE country for another night.
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However, she later went missing for over a week, with her loved ones believing she had been kidnapped.
Eventually, Maria was found battered and bruised with a broken spine after she had attended a 'porta potty party'.
What is a 'porta potty party'?
The term 'porta potty party' refers to parties hosted by rich men who offer models - often with large social media followings - money to attend.
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They are also often convinced with money, gifts, and free stays in five-star hotels, say the Mirror.
However, terrifying claims have emerged, with influencers warning others to be careful of these kinds of gatherings.
The name 'porta potty party' seems to have emerged after reports of men urinating and defecating on women who attend.
What happened to Maria Kovalchuk?
Maria has since spoken out about her terrifying experience and what she endured.
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She explained that she was not paid to attend the party, but that she had been invited after missing her flight from Dubai.
She said there was a party in the hotel room with 'rich Russian kids' who became aggressive with her as she wasn't drinking and started pushing her around.
She alleges they took her personal belongings, including her passport, and she remembered them telling her the words 'you belong to us', which the model said she 'tried to take as a joke' as the men then reportedly said 'we will do whatever we want.'
The Ukrainian model explained that they then 'intimidated' her by 'smashing bottles on the floor', and another woman took her belongings and left the room with them.
Maria has explained that she doesn't remember the violence inflicted on her, but says her injuries are consistent with falling from a height.
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She was later able to escape and took refuge in a nearby construction site, saying she 'ran to the nearest building' and 'knew they were coming', but the model said the men hunted her down and 'beat her.'
"I think that maybe I was thrown. Or it was a beating. One of two options, the injuries looked like either a beating or a fall," Maria said.
"Most likely, there was a blow to the head, I suppose. The next scene [that] I remember is me asking for help from a passing car, which had already stopped and called an ambulance and the police."
What happened next?
Maria is now wheelchair-bound and struggles to walk as a result of her injuries.
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As for the men at the party, they were detained by police in Dubai, but claim that Maria had asked to come to the party, alleging that they were trying to find and help the 20-year-old woman rather than beating her and pushing her off a building.
What has Maria's mum said?
Maria's mum, Anna has also spoken openly about what happened to her daughter.
"She’s had three operations. She can’t speak. We were told she went to a party, but the promoter claims he never saw her. We’re terrified of what really happened," she said.
Anna has since claimed that Maria was 'treated like a pet' by the wealthy men.
"They found themselves a pet, someone they could torment. Just to trigger her, watch her suffer, see her fear - almost as entertainment," Anna said (via MailOnline).
"And then at some point, it crossed a line. That's the turning point — they went too far."
Speaking on Ukrainian TV during Hovoryt vsia kraina, Anna also claimed that Maria has a knife scar that goes from her forehead to the top of her skull.
“If you saw the stitches on the head, how the scalp [had to be] sewn back on," she added.
“It looked as if it was done with a knife from the centre of the head all the way down to the eye, and the hair was cut off.”
Maria was said to have had 'three operations on one leg, three on the other, two on her spine, and one on her shoulder blade' as a result.
She further detailed: “One leg has an open fracture with ten centimetres [4 inches] of bone missing.
“She currently has an implant from the hip down. That leg is now paralysed, with no sensation.”
Anna also said that a claim from police in Dubai declared that the 20-year-old had attempted to commit suicide 'to protect her honour' was untrue.
Topics: Crime, Dubai, News, World News, Social Media
Lucy Devine