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Sleazy foot fetish website owner who allegedly raped models after luring them to NYC hit with federal charges

Nypost · · 436 words · By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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Sleazy foot fetish website owner who allegedly raped models after luring them to NYC hit with federal charges See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 10
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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Sleazy foot fetish website owner who allegedly raped models after luring them to NYC hit with federal charges See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleThe sleazy operator of a foot fetish website was hit with federal sex trafficking charges Tuesday for allegedly luring prospective foot models to Big Apple hotel rooms and raping them, prosecutors said.

Common ground

Jason Khan, 47, already had a 2019 Manhattan rape bust on his rap sheet when the feds picked him up this week on a three-count indictment charging him with sex trafficking by force, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said in a press release.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “ran online ads to recruit foot models, asking for applicants “interested in getting paid to have your feet worshiped.””
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Multiple sources confirm the use of online ads to recruit models with the promise of being paid to have their feet worshipped.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... ... providing them with job opportunities as foot models ... used by investigators to catch predators who use the internet to recruit their victims.
https://www.facebook.com/FBI/posts/icymi-from-fbi-new-york-j…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... Investigators allege Khan recruited women by advertising paid foot modeling jobs. According to the indictment, women were invited to ...
https://www.victimscivilattorneys.com/perpetrators/jason-kha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Kahn owned and operated the foot fetish website FootPadNYC.com from 2019 to 2021, and ran online ads to recruit foot models, asking for ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-news/sleazy-foot-fetish-web…
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Claim 2: “Kahn, who splits time between Albany and Manhattan, is facing a minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison if he is convicted — and a max of life behind bars.”
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While the prompt says 'No evidence found' for claim 8, the evidence provided for claim 2 ('Albany's Jason Khan Accused Of Sex Trafficking | Daily Voice') explicitly states each count carries a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of life. Evidence for claim 3 confirms he resides in NYC and Albany.
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Claim 3: “He had been accused of a similar attack years earlier, when he was arrested for allegedly luring a blind woman to the Days Hotel on the Upper West Side and sexually assaulting her.”
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Corroborated by a 2019 report and a 2026 report detailing the arrest of Jason Khan for luring a blind woman to the Days Hotel for sexual assault.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whalley_Range,_Manchester
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Claim 4: “Police said the alleged victim was given “a green gummy” and raped after she got woozy”
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Two independent sources confirm the detail about the 'green gummy' used to drug the victim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 11, 2019 ... As they were chatting, Jason Khan, 42, allegedly gave the victim a green gummy — which she believed to be infused with marijuana — and she ...
https://nypost.com/2019/06/11/blind-woman-drugged-raped-at-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... “As alleged, Jason Khan lured his victims in under the lucrative ... Police said the alleged victim was given “a green gummy” and raped ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-news/sleazy-foot-fetish-web…
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web search NEUTRAL — ... KHAN GYRE HULK IRAQ LCAR GYRI KEPT IOTA HUNG IRED GYRO LAMP LAPB KERR HUMS SWITCHABLE HUNS HUNT IOWA RADICAL LAOS DEPILATES LAPP AFIBRINOGENAEMIA DODDERERS ...
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Claim 5: “The sleazy operator of a foot fetish website was hit with federal sex trafficking charges Tuesday for allegedly luring prospective foot models to Big Apple hotel rooms and raping them”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Jason Khan was charged with federal sex trafficking for allegedly luring foot models to Manhattan hotels and raping them.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the American cinema history, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list incl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of …
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Claim 6: “the feds picked him up this week on a three-count indictment charging him with sex trafficking by force, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said”
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Multiple sources confirm the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued a three-count indictment for sex trafficking by force.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (in case citations, S.D. Fla. or S.D. Fl.) is the federal United States district court with territorial jurisdiction over the sout…
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Claim 7: “Jason Khan, 47, already had a 2019 Manhattan rape bust on his rap sheet”
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Only one specific news source ('Sleazy foot fetish website owner hit with federal sex trafficking rap') mentions the 2019 Manhattan rape bust and his age as 47. Other sources mention the charges but not the specific prior rap sheet detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jason A. Rodriguez is a Dominican-American actor and dancer. He is known for his role of Lemar Wintour in the FX television series Pose. He is also known as Slim Xtravaganza and belongs to the House o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nafisa Rizvi Khan (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), better known as Jiah Khan, was an American actress and singer who worked in Indian films. She appeared in three Hindi films from 2007 to 2010. Born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiah_Khan
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Claim 8: “the case was later sealed, the DA’s office said Tuesday”
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The claim that the case was sealed is mentioned in the context of the reporting, but no other independent source confirms the sealing of the case specifically.
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Claim 9: “He was arrested after a joint investigation by the US Attorney, the FBI and the NYPD.”
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Evidence for claim 3 ('Foot fetish company owner arrested in New York on sex trafficking...') explicitly states the charges were announced by 'federal and local authorities', and the Southern District of New York (US Attorney) and FBI are mentioned in the context of the arrest and investigation in other results.
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Claim 10: “Kahn owned and operated the foot fetish website FootPadNYC.com from 2019 to 2021”
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Multiple sources confirm Khan operated FootPadNYC.com from 2019 to 2021.
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