The model and content producer Gabriela Marbella González posted a complaint against the American photographer and producer Jesse Allen Stream on her Instagram and X accounts, alleging that he raped and assaulted her on a farm in Copacabana (a municipality in the northern Aburrá Valley), where she had gone for a work meeting.
In a video, Gabriela mentioned that despite filing the complaint on August 17, her case has not progressed, which raises concerns that other women may have also been victims of the same individual. She also voiced her worry about the quick deletion of her complaints on social media.
Following the complaint, Gabriela claims to have faced systematic harassment, as all the accounts where she posted the video recounting the alleged rape have been shut down.
In an interview with EL COLOMBIANO, she revealed that she was contacted on July 7 through Allen’s Instagram account, @the_hollywoodhustle, which suggests the hustle of Hollywood, where he invited her to join a project.
“He reached out to me directly because he worked with a model friend of mine; he saw me on her networks and was interested in my work. I have been modeling for six years, and it’s common for brands and producers to contact you via Instagram. Naturally, one always verifies that the person reaching out has experience and credibility. I had worked with my friend without any issues, so I agreed. He asked for my phone number and stated that his assistant would get in touch with me. The fact that there was a team behind it gave me more confidence,” she explained.
On July 8, an assistant of Allen sent Gabriela a formal proposal offering her 1 million pesos to participate in a photoshoot in Medellín or Copacabana, stating, “The goal of the photoshoot is to broaden Allen’s circle in Colombia, as he usually collaborates with influencers and models from the United States. This project will then be posted on Instagram as a collaborative post. We can continue to hire you for future projects.”
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Furthermore, the victim noted that this first job took place in Rionegro, at a well-known venue in the city’s modeling scene, where a team was prepared. Later, he, his translator—since he supposedly does not speak Spanish—and his marketing assistant arrived.
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“In that production, we worked normally, and after five hours of shooting, we wrapped up, and they paid me in cash. He mentioned wanting to do a second part of the video in Medellín. We met again about five days later at an Airbnb in Las Palmas, where we filmed some clips. Then we went to the Atanasio Girardot sports complex. We worked professionally without any incidents that whole day,” the young woman recounted.
Gabriela explained that things turned ominous at the end of that session when Allen made a proposal that she did not find acceptable, which was supposedly translated by the assistant, in front of a partner who apparently manages an OnlyFans agency in Medellín: “They proposed a five-year contract where I would relinquish the rights to my image and give him access to my social networks so he could manage them for me to help me gain fame. I never believed him because I have never been interested in that kind of fame.”
Later, according to Gabriela, Allen requested her to film a third video in Copacabana. The shoot was intended to last three days and was for a music piece by a supposed friend of the American. As Gabriela described, the session was scheduled for August 17 at a country house in rural Copacabana. “Easy Money,” Allen texted Gabriela.