Tuesday, February 3, 2015

California becomes first state to convict someone for operating a revenge porn website


A California jury has convicted the operator of a revenge porn website in what the state believes is the first conviction of its kind nationwide. The operator, Kevin Bollaert, was found guilty in a San Diego court last night on 21 counts of identity theft and six counts of extortion for his operation of the website UGotPosted, which was active during 2012 and 2013. The website allowed visitors to anonymously post private nude photos of others without the subjects' knowledge. The website also required that the subject's name, location, and age were posted alongside it, as well as a link to their Facebook profile.


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