Key Points Summary:
- Instagram influencer Katiuscia โKatโ Torres lured multiple women from Brazil to the U.S. under false promises of coaching and success.
- Torres presented herself online as a spiritual life coach, claiming supernatural powers and selling $150 one-on-one coaching sessions.
- Behind her Instagram image, she forced followers into unpaid labor, stripping, and prostitution, mainly in Texas.
A Brazilian Instagram influencer and ex of Leonardo DiCaprio who built a million-strong following with spiritual advice and luxury posts has been exposed as a human trafficker who enslaved women. Katiuscia โKatโ Torres, 35, is now serving an 8-year prison sentence for forcing followers into prostitution, writes the Daily Mail.
From Rags to Riches to Ruin
Kat crafted the perfect rags-to-riches storyโgrowing up poor in Brazil before becoming a swimsuit model who partied with Leonardo DiCaprio. She later rebranded as a spiritual life coach.
But behind the glossy Instagram posts, Kat was manipulating vulnerable women. โShe claimed to have psychic powers and compared herself to Jesus,โ said one victim in a new BBC documentary.
The Cult-Like Trap
Kat lured women to live with her in Texas, promising paid work. Instead, they became unpaid servantsโsome forced into strip clubs and prostitution.
โI had to shower with her because she couldnโt stand silence,โ said former live-in assistant Ana. โI was a slave.โ
Kat controlled every dollar they earned, even setting $3,000/day sex work quotas. When families raised alarms, she fled with victimsโthreatening to โkick and screamโ if they talked to police.
The Fall of a โGuruโ
After an FBI investigation, Kat was deported to Brazil and convicted of human trafficking in 2023. Shockingly, she still denies wrongdoing:
โI have all the talentsโฆ I donโt regret anything.โ
At least 20 women have since come forward with similar horror stories. Many now suffer PTSDโone even attempted suicide.
Why This Matters:
- Shows dangers of influencer manipulation
- Exposes how โspiritual coachingโ can mask abuse
- Highlights need for social media accountability
