The woman who became an Internet sensation by auctioning off her virginity for $780,000 now says that she was tricked and exploited -- and that she's still a virgin.
Catarina Migliorini, a 21-year-old woman from Brazil, told The Huffington Post by email that the highly publicized Internet auction last
October, organized by filmmaker Justin Sisely, has turned into a giant fiasco.
"I felt I was a victim ... I was misled by Mr. Justin Sisely," Migliorini said. "I believe he is trying to defraud me and others."
Sisely was supposedly filming a documentary entitled "Virgins Wanted," which would explore the lives of Migliorini and Alex Stepanov, a male counterpart who was also auctioning his virginity.
A 53-year-old Japanese millionaire who identified himself online as "Natsu" placed the winning bid for Migliorini. But when she went to meet him in a restaurant in Sydney, Australia, he didn't match the description Sisely gave her. Nor did they ever have sex.
What's more, she claims Sisely didn't cover her traveling expenses or give her the money promised.
Sisely denies Migliorini's claims. "We have the footage to prove otherwise," he told HuffPost by email. He also says she breached her contract as an actress.