A CaliforniaOnlyFans creatoraccused of continuing to film fetish content while a client suffocated inside his home has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a disturbing BDSM case that rocked the Escondido community.
Michaela Rylaarsdam, 32, accepted a plea deal last week after prosecutors charged her with murder in the death of 56-year-old Michael Dale, who died following a filmed bondage session in April 2023.
The agreement reduces the charge to involuntary manslaughter, meaning prosecutors concluded she acted with disregard for human life but did not intend to kill him, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.
Rylaarsdam is expected to receive the maximum sentence of four years in state prison at a June 8 hearing.
She has remained in custody without bail at the Las Colinas Detention Facility since her arrest in February 2025.
Investigators said Dale first contacted Rylaarsdam through Eros.com, a website commonly associated with escort and stripping services, sometime between March and April 2023.
Over several weeks, Dale allegedly paid her more than $11,000 for conversations,fetish-related interactions and in-person bondage encounters, according to court documents.
Authorities said the requests became increasingly extreme.
Among the acts Dale allegedly requested were being wrapped in Saran Wrap “like a mummy,” having women’s boots glued onto his feet and asking for Gorilla Glue to be poured into his eyes while a dildo was attached to his mouth.
Rylaarsdam later told investigators that the April 17, 2023 encounter was her first experience participating in fetish behavior.
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