Jilted Lover Uploads Girlfriend's Explicit Pictures In Adult Sites

A jilted boyfriend who posted 'jaw-dropping' revenge porn online and attracted more than 50,000 views has escaped a jail sentence. Thomas Samuel, 45, posted the explicit pictures of his ex after a bitter break-up and shared them with the victim's family and friends. But despite Facebook removing the pictures within hours, they were shared and ended up on pornographic websites. Samuel admitted sending a communication conveying indecent images and said he had acted in spite after the girl posted 'unsavoury' details about him online.

He was handed six months behind bars, suspended for two years. The woman told Bristol Magistrates' Court: 'They have caused me massive embarrassment and huge stress to me and my family.' She added she was constantly in fear of seeing him again and was also consumed by the knowledge that many people in the community where she lives were aware of the pictures.

The court heard the pictures were first uploaded to Facebook after the couple argued following their split in March this year. Samuel claimed he took the steps after his partner circulated details about him on the site which he did not like. Before creating a spoof profile Samuel sent his ex-girlfriend a number of text messages, warning her not to tell other people their business.

One read: 'I see you like telling everyone our business. You won't mind if I share a few photos with your friends.' While another said: 'As we are sharing info with everyone, I will share your favourite photos.'
Samuel, of Lawrence Hill, Bristol, then sent 15 to 20 friends requests from the spoof account to various people she knew of. A couple of hours later, the former partner started receiving calls from family and friends telling her what had appeared on a Facebook page bearing her name.

One friend, who accepted the request, said she saw a number of 'extremely explicit' pictures of the woman performing a sex act and other photos of a similar nature. She described the pictures as 'jaw-dropping'.

Facebook was made aware of the account and the profile was taken down within two hours. But the court heard the pictures had remained online and, after putting her own name into a search engine, she found the pictures on pornographic websites. She discovered one picture had been viewed 48,000 times. The woman said the pictures had been taken on Samuel's Samsung phone when the two were together.

Source: MailOnline