Sparkle is one of hundreds of children being photographed by adults, part of what appears to be the latest trend in online child exploitation: Web sites for pedophiles offering explicit, sexualized images of children who are covered by bits of clothing - all in the questionable hope of allowing producers, distributors and customers to avoid child pornography charges. According to the posted schedule, new photographs of her - many clearly intended to be erotic, all supposedly taken that week - are posted online every Friday for her growing legions of admirers. She has thousands of fans from around the world, membership lists show, who pay as much as $30 a month to see images of her. In just over seven months, the model has become an online phenomenon.
She gazes at the viewer, her face showing a wisp of a smile that seems to have been coaxed from off-camera. Her tight panties and skimpy top are soaked and revealing. In the photograph, the model is shown rising out of a bubble bath, suds dripping from her body.
