Megan Desaever: Belgian Temptation Island reality TV star and OnlyFans model is busted for tax fraud
A reality TV participant turned OnlyFans star has been given a 10-month suspended prison sentence after admitting in a YouTube interview that she did not pay taxes for her online earnings.
Blonde beauty Megan Desaever, 26, narrowly avoided jail time and was ordered by the court in Bruges, Belgium to pay a fine of €24,000 (£21,280) as well as €65,000 (£57,530) in back taxes during the hearing on November 12.
The former Temptation Island contestant found herself in hot water after saying in an interview with Dutch YouTube channel RUMAGTV that she did not declare her income because “if you report everything correctly, half of it is gone”, which she called “unfair”.
Investigators established that she earned more than €100,000 across 2021 and 2022 through OnlyFans and two other platforms.
Prosecutors said she had deliberately chosen not to submit tax returns and accused her of refusing to contribute to society.
Her lawyer argued: "She was young and administratively ignorant. Those statements on YouTube were unfortunate, but human."
The defence also stated she had been declared personally bankrupt in February 2022, claiming this prevented her from filing tax returns.
But the judge rejected the argument and ruled that she knew the consequences of not declaring her income, sentencing her to 10 months in prison with suspension.
The conviction followed an earlier ruling in April, when she and her father received a 10-month suspended sentence for social fraud and irregularities involving Covid-19 support payments.
Story: NewsX