Dog-sitter films explicit OnlyFans content in client homes, raising privacy concerns

When Amanda Joudrey LeBlanc hired someone to come into her home and look after her dogs, she never expected to see her bathroom floor and swimming pool as the background of explicit videos posted to an adults-only website. 

"I am still shocked by it to be honest with you," said Joudrey LeBlanc, who lives in Blanford, N.S. "It just feels, for lack of a better term, violating." 

Joudrey LeBlanc booked the dog-sitter on several occasions over the summer when she and her husband were out for the day. She said the dogs were happy, and the person was reliable. 

A few weeks ago, Joudrey LeBlanc came across a video of the dog-sitter on social media advertising an account on OnlyFans, a subscription website mainly used for pornographic content. 

She realized immediately it was recorded in her house, because her bathroom is covered in a distinctly patterned tile. Joudrey LeBlanc then paid $7.99 for a month's subscription to the dog-sitter's page, where she discovered the explicit content. 

She said she was astounded to find videos of the dog-sitter masturbating in her bathroom, and posing in her outdoor pool. 

"Everyone can do whatever they want. I don't care. People have to make money," said Joudrey LeBlanc. "I just don't want it done in my home."

The animals were not in any of the images.

An OnlyFans employee told CBC News in an email that they would be willing to look into the situation if Joudrey LeBlanc contacted them. They did not say whether the dog-sitter breached any of the company's policies.

The dog-sitter did not respond to a request for an interview. 

The situation was also shocking to legal expert Wayne MacKay, who said it raises serious concerns about privacy. 

MacKay said although this is likely not a criminal matter, there may be some civil liability in an instance like this under the tort of "intrusion into seclusion."

"Your home is your private space, your ultimate private space — your castle," said MacKay, professor emeritus at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law. 

"If it was done in a public setting, then it's not a privacy issue. But this is clearly a private place and a particularly important private place for people who own the home."