A US man from Los Angeles who hid behind a pseudonym to post topless
photos of his ex to her employer's Facebook page has been found guilty
and jailed.
His ex-girlfriend had taken out a restraining order in November 2011
after the man sent harassing text messages following the breakup of
their four-year relationship.
Noe Iniguez, 36, broke that restraining order to jump online, use an
alias, and call the woman "drunk" and a "slut" in his posts as he urged
the company to fire her.
Iniguez thus becomes the first person to be convicted under a revenge porn law that California passed in October 2013.
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer on Monday said
that Iniguez was convicted on three criminal counts, including two
restraining order violations and the state revenge porn statute,
following a seven-day jury trial.
Iniguez was sentenced to one year in jail and three years of
probation, ordered to attend domestic violence counseling, and ordered
to stay away from his victim.
California's revenge porn statute prohibits the unauthorized posting
of nude or sexual images of an individual with the purpose of causing
emotional distress.
Since 2013, 13 states have passed similar legislation.
In 2014,
bills were introduced or are now pending in at least 28 states, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to the National
Conference of State Legislatures.
England and Wales also now have a revenge porn law. read more>>
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