Prosecutors: 'Sex slave' is actually victim

PORT RICHEY -- "Master Drew's Slavery Contract" is a 10-page compact that defines two roles: master and sex slave.

"The slave agrees to obey her master in all respects," the contract says, "her mind, body, heart and time belong to Him."

Authorities say Andrew Kobak was "Master Drew." His role is self-explanatory and led to his arrest in July.

The role of "slave" fell to a 19-year-old bipolar and schizophrenic woman who met Kobak online.

Deputies freed the woman when they raided Kobak's Jasmine Lake Estates home. Now prosecutors have redefined her role in the case: they say she Kobak's victim and a witness against him.

That’s why the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office recently dropped a misdemeanor charge of prostitution against her.

"In this particular set of facts we felt that charging her with prostitution would not be appropriate," said Assistant State Attorney Mike Halkitis.

The victim's identity is being withheld by the Times because of the nature of the case. The Sheriff's Office named her in July when it issued her a citation, a notice to appear in court on the misdemeanor charge. But she was never formally arrested.

Kobak, 35, faces 16 felony counts of deriving proceeds from prostitution and one count each of felony manufacturing of marijuana, felony possession of marijuana and a misdemeanor count of maintaining a place of prostitution.

After meeting Kobak online, the victim's father said, she left her Silver Springs home with just a week's worth of medication to join "Master Drew" in Port Richey.

For four days, authorities say the victim performed as Kobak instructed -- until a confidential informant tipped off the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies raided the home and said they found whips and the contract.

Deputies say she told them Kobak also had her perform sex acts on eight other men for a $60 fee. The state no longer believe she is responsible for those actions. But Halkitis, citing the ongoing prosecution of Kobak, said he could not discuss the case further.

The victim could have faced up to 60 days in jail if convicted of the second-degree misdemeanor. Kobak's felony charges could add up to 90 years in prison.

Jamal Thalji, Times staff writer