Turkish military police stormed an Istanbul villa to rescue nine women held captive for about two months after being duped into believing they were reality show contestants, officials said Thursday.
The women were rescued on Monday in the villa in Riva, a summer resort on the outskirts of Istanbul, a spokesman for the military police confirmed.
The women were led to believe they were being filmed for a Big Brother-type reality television show that would be aired on a major Turkish television station. But instead, their naked images were sold on the internet, according to the Dogan news agency and the HaberTurk newspaper.
They had to sign a contract that stipulated that they could have no contact with their families or the outside world and would have to pay a $23,000 fine if they left the show before two months.
A mother of one of the women told Dogan they were not abused or harassed sexually. They were told, however, to fight each other, wear bikinis and dance by villa's pool.
Police said they stormed the villa after some family members complained that they were being prevented from contacting the women.With files from The Associated Press
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