PORNHUB founder Feras Antoon’s £11million mansion has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack – as the adult site faces a child exploitation probe.
The eight-bedroom luxury chateau in Montreal was still under construction before it went up in flames on Sunday night.
Cops were called at around 11:30pm after two people were seen breaking into the home which sat adjacent to the Bois-de-Saraguay nature park.
Over 80 firefighters spent nearly three hours dousing the flames on the 1.4-acre property, seeing neighbours evacuated as it raged on until 2:30am.
The fire is said to have spread from the home’s main building to another one next to it, with neighbours saying “the flames were like 50 metres high.”
No injuries were reported and no arrests have yet been made, but police are said to be treating the incident as arson.
Porn pioneer Antoon reportedly purchased two lots of land for £2million four years ago before beginning the build of his dream home – that is now a pile of ashes.
It is not clear why he recently listed the home – which boasts nine-car garage, seven bathrooms and eight bedrooms – for sale.
The CEO of Pornhub’s parent company MindGeek is also facing professional scrutiny.
The Canadian Parliament have quizzed him and other execs regarding their “failure to prohibit rape video and other illegal content from its site”.
In response, the video platform stopped all unverified uploads and downloads and deleted 80% of its content in an attempt to eradicate inappropriate videos – that include child exploitation, rape and revenge porn.
But major credit card companies such as Mastercard, Visa, and Discover have ceased their relationships with Pornhub amid the scandal.