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Teen Could Get Life Over Alleged Nude-Photo Scheme

Cops say Cesar Estrada-Davila posed as a modeling agent

(Newser) - A 19-year-old California man is facing life in prison after allegedly posing as a modeling agent to extort nude and sexually explicit photos and videos from nearly two-dozen underage girls, ABC 7 reports. According to NBC Los Angeles , Cesar Estrada-Davila befriended the girls—ages 12 to 17—on social media,...

Court Orders Facebook to ID Revenge-Porn Culprit

Dutch woman sued after sex video was posted

(Newser) - Facebook is sometimes accused of trampling users' privacy, but it soon might have to allow an outsider to go rummaging through its servers. That's the result of a court decision out of the Netherlands today ordering the company to turn over the ID of the person who posted a...

Google Will Delete Revenge Porn From Search Results

People will be able to fill out online requests soon

(Newser) - Google is putting its heavy muscle behind the movement to wipe out revenge porn . The company announced yesterday that it would honor requests to remove such images from search results, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Online forms will be available in a matter of weeks. "Our philosophy has always...

Judge Sentences Revenge-Porn Guy
Revenge-Porn Guy
Gets 18 Years
Apr 4, 2015 7:00 PM CDT

Revenge-Porn Guy Gets 18 Years

Kevin Bollaert, 28, shows little emotion in San Diego courtroom

(Newser) - The man behind a "revenge porn" website was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for posting thousands of private photos and charging women to have them removed, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Kevin Bollaert, 28, was convicted last month of 27 felony counts—21 for identity theft and...

Revenge Porn Figure Asks Google for Privacy Help

Craig Brittain wants photos, certain web pages removed

(Newser) - Irony alert: A guy who ran a website that trafficked in revenge porn and encouraged men to post unauthorized photos of exes is now asking Google to protect his privacy. Craig Brittain, who ran the website IsAnybodyDown.com before the FTC booted him from the business last month , wants Google...

'Net's Most Hated Man' Is Going to Prison

'Revenge porn' pioneer pleads guilty

(Newser) - The man the BBC once called the "Net's most hated man" is facing years behind bars after pleading guilty to several charges involving "revenge porn" site IsAnyoneUp.com. Hunter Moore, 28, pleaded guilty to federal computer hacking and identity theft charges in Los Angeles yesterday and is...

Britain: Revenge Porn Is a Crime

Queen Elizabeth signs bill criminalizing publishing private pics

(Newser) - Britons who want to get revenge on an ex by posting explicit images online—so-called "revenge pornography"—can now look forward to a little quality time in the clink. A new bill that makes such action a crime was today approved by Queen Elizabeth II, a formality that...

Revenge-Porn Site Founder Guilty on 27 Counts

Calif. man charged women to have photos removed

(Newser) - A San Diego man charged with running a so-called revenge-porn website where people posted nude pictures of their ex-lovers—and then charging the victims to take down the images—has been convicted of 27 felony charges. Kevin Bollaert, 28, was found guilty yesterday of identity theft and extortion and faces...

Clicking on Stolen Celeb Photos Is Not Sexual Assault

'Time' columnist: Labeling it so dilutes the real meaning of the term

(Newser) - What has happened to Jennifer Lawrence, McKayla Maroney , and other celebrities who have had their nude photos splashed across the Internet is both criminal and despicable, writes Charlotte Alter at Time . And while it "is an enormous violation of personal privacy and sexual autonomy," it is not "...

Woman Sues Facebook in Revenge Porn Case

Says company wouldn't remove bogus photos, seeks $123M

(Newser) - Posting suggestive images of your ex online without permission is a big no-no, and the latest revenge porn lawsuit is going after not just the guy who allegedly did so but Facebook, too. Houston woman Meryem Ali alleges that a friend she met five years ago but doesn't know...

Posting Nude 'Revenge' Pics Now a Felony in Arizona

Images can be considered domestic violence

(Newser) - Arizona is the latest state to outlaw so-called "revenge porn," making it a felony to post sexually compromising images of your ex online without her or his consent. Those who post such images, often as a means of humiliating former partners, may face a minimum of six months...

GOP Aide Quits After Ex-Porn Star Tweets Revenge Porn

Suffice it to say she wasn't happy about their breakup

(Newser) - Today in cautionary tales from the Internet, we have Adam Kuhn, the now-former chief of staff for Ohio GOP Rep. Steve Stivers. It seems that Kuhn stepped down yesterday after an ex-girlfriend and former porn star tweeted a photo of his naughty bits to Stivers' Twitter account, reports Politico . "...

Judge Blasts Revenge Porn, but Dismisses All Charges

New York's laws don't cover it yet, he rules

(Newser) - Is Ian Barber "reprehensible" for tweeting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend? Yes, says the judge who ruled on his case. But is he a criminal? Nope, at least under New York state's current laws, says the Manhattan judge. As the Daily News reports, the 29-year-old Brooklyn resident got...

Creator of Revenge-Porn Site Faces Prison Time

California man charged women to have photos removed

(Newser) - A 27-year-old California man might have just earned the distinction of being the first person busted for operating a revenge-porn site. Kevin Bollaert got arrested today and faces up to 22 years in prison on charges that include extortion and identity theft, reports Reuters . Police say Bollaert had a one-two...

California Outlaws Revenge Porn

Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill making it a misdemeanor

(Newser) - California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed a bill outlawing so-called revenge porn and levying possible jail time for people who post naked photos of their exes. Senate Bill 255, which takes effect immediately, makes it a misdemeanor to post identifiable nude pictures of someone else online without permission with the...

We're Not Doing Enough to End Revenge Porn

A new California law just doesn't go far enough: Slate's Emily Bazelon

(Newser) - Imagine one day you found that the entire first page of Google results for your name consisted of nude photos leaked online by a bitter ex. What would you do? In most states, you'd have no legal recourse , writes Emily Bazelon at Slate . "This can't be right—...

'Revenge Porn': Why the Legal System Fails to Stop It

Activists say laws must be written very carefully

(Newser) - Just why is "revenge porn" proliferating across the Internet? Not only because scumbag ex-boyfriends are so easy to come by, Salon reports. Activists say people get away with posting photos of women in various states of undress because the legal system hasn't caught up. In civil law, website...

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