A woman who felt forced to quit her "dream job" as a police lieutenant in the US after her work discovered her OnlyFans page has told how ex-colleagues have reached out for sexy pictures.
Melissa Williams, 46, from Colorado, says police officers have flooded her inbox with creepy DMs asking for discounts on her photos after she revealed her job loss.
Melissa, who had held her 'dream job' for 28 years before being 'forced out' launched the page in May 2020 with her husband as a hobby.
But after an anonymous tip-off to her superior last summer, she says she felt pushed out of her job.
Since speaking out about the job loss, she says the number of fans has soared from 400 to 4,800 - – including dozens of police officers sliding into her DMs to ask for a discount and free photos.
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“I’ve seen messages on my Instagram from former male colleagues saying things like ‘Oh I was your favourite, can you send me something for free?’," she told said.
“Others have asked if I do a discount for law enforcement? The answer is just no.
"It’s interesting to me that I had just a handful of co-workers reach out in support during all of this and now some of those who were gossiping about me and spreading rumours are the ones asking for free photos and subscriptions.
“While I was out on a mental health leave [prior to leaving my job], I received calls from colleagues alerting me that false rumours were being spread about me.
"I felt that my character and leadership was being shredded."
But there have been some positive outcomes too, with hundreds of messages of support from other law officers.
Melissa said: “Other male colleagues have messaged to say they didn’t have OnlyFans before but they wanted to support me and told me to keep doing what I’m doing.
“A woman I worked with wrote a message saying: ‘Just checking in to see how you are doing. You were the best leader I had and still one of my role models in law enforcement.’
“Another told me I was making a positive impact for all women and I shouldn’t let the negativity bring me down.
“The support really has been overwhelming and it means so much.
“It’s made me feel like I’m not a terrible person. I was so worried about this all coming out and I never wanted it to but so much of it has been positive.”
Unaware of the impact the story would have, Melissa and her husband had only told a few people about the page and some family members only found out the truth when the story was released.
She said: “Some of my family have struggled. It comes from embarrassment but I hope they will come round when the initial shock wears off.
“We can’t undo it now and although not everyone agrees with it, it’s not their life to live.
“I do worry about what it will mean for my kids and others in my life but at the end of the day, we are still the same people.”
Despite her success, Melissa isn’t sure that she will continue her page long-term – and her goal is to find another job in a corporate security role.
She added: “I’m still applying for other jobs and I do worry about what the page being public will mean for that.
"I just feel this could impact employment opportunities but I believe there are a lot of great roles out there for me.
“Looking back at the whirlwind that this week has been for me and my family, I am just moving forward one day at a time and hoping friends, neighbours and family members will realise I’m the same person and nothing about me has changed.
"This is just the life that was handed to me.”
