BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Before his arrest in January as an alleged hit man for hire, Nickolay Petrov was one of CockyBoys ' most popular models, according to owner Kyle Majors. Just prior to the arrest, CockyBoys completed filming several scenes in which Petrov played a key role. Majors recently posted them to the website.
That's when the trouble started, he said.
"Who knew our little fuck flick would make so many people so mad?" he asked. "Some have accused the release of the film at this time will only serve to eroticize an alleged criminal and somehow diminish the seriousness of his crimes."
Armenian-born Petrov, whose real name is Edmon Vardanyan, was jailed Jan. 8 on federal charges of "traveling in interstate commerce with the intent to kill, injure or harass," according to a federal complaint. Court documents reveal Vardanyan, 23, is accused of attacking Grigori and Galina Komissarchuk, both said to be in their 60s, at their homes in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Sarasota, Fla. The Komissarchuks sustained skull fractures and other injuries in four separate attacks carried out by a hammer-wielding assailant.
Vardanyan told federal investigators he was offered $20,000 to kill the couple because they refused to pay a debt. He received between $800 and $1,000 for the job because "he didn't do the job correctly," according to the criminal complaint.
Majors said he thinks the outrage over the new scenes at CockyBoys is ... well, a bit silly.
"The American system of justice holds a man innocent until proven guilty," he said. "In that vein, CockyBoys would like to wish its talented sexual performer Nickolay Petrov the best. We hope the stories circulating around this trial are untrue, and that all parties honor the standards that allow the accused a fair trial."
He and a co-star also said Petrov was hot on film.
"He fucked me with the blank intensity of an animal," Hunter said of the scene.
Majors added, "We knew we had something special after Nickolay and Hunter had cum and the energy just kept buzzing in the room - and we had it all on film. Who knew at the time it might be his last release?
"It's hot just because it's exceptionally hot on its own merits," he added. "That it's a film starring a man accused of attempted murder only gives it a dimension that is real - not saying it's good, but real."
Petrov remains jailed in New York pending trial.