A San Francisco socialite who ran in elite tech circles is accused of pimping out his girlfriend to Silicon Valley executives as part of a sordid sexual scheme to raise cash.
Emilia London met Michael Gerold when she was 26 and he was 53, quickly falling in love with the high-flying power player, she toldthe San Francisco Standard.
Gerold, who frequented exclusive San Francisco clubs and said he made his fortune in real estate, wooed London by taking her to ritzy dinners and private clubs — while also arranging for them to have group sex, she explained.
After London moved into his high-rise apartment, she was stunned when Gerold told her he was broke due to a messy divorce.
Claiming he needed money, Gerold set up a profile for London on a “sugar dating” website and began selling her for sex, she told the Standard.
He would allegedly schedule “personal training” sessions for her lasting 60 to 90 minutes, during which she would sleep with bankers, venture capitalists and a tech CEO. London estimated she had sex for money about 60 times over a year and a half — with Gerold raking in more than $100,000.
London has given a detailed account of her experience in family court while pursuing of a domestic violence restraining order against Gerold, according to the Standard.
After she spoke out, more women came forward to lodge accusations against Gerold — with a police report last year including 10 alleged victims of rape or drugging.
Back in 1999, he was charged in military court with the rape and indecent assault of a West Point graduate before the charges were dismissed.
A ex-fiancee claimed he asked her to work as a stripper and believed almost everything in their relationship revolved around sex.
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