Woman Gets Awarded $1.2 Billion In Shocking Revenge Porn Case

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In a painful and drawn-out lawsuit involving revenge porn, a lady was given $1.2 billion (£946.6m).

According to KHOU 11, Jane Doe had to undergo years of suffering because her ex-boyfriend shared sexual photographs of her without her permission.

Before a protracted breakup that started before the Covid-19 epidemic in 2020, the nameless woman dated Jamal Jackson Marquees for four years.

In October 2021, the marriage was declared to be over.

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Jamal maintained the "intimate material" from their relationship after they broke up and started watching his ex through her home security camera, which allowed him to gather graphic pictures and videos of the women.

He soon started sharing explicit material on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and even Porn Hub.

The unnamed woman's close circle received emails from him after which he hacked into her Zoom account and leaked the information during meetings with coworkers.

"It's been about two years or three years. It's been painful and scary," said the woman, as per KHOU 11.

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According to lawyer Bradford J. Gilde, Jamal wanted to "ruin" the woman.

Mr. Gilde continued by saying that the decision had made him and his staff incredibly happy.

"It was about sending a message to the world," said attorney Jacob Schiffer. "Do not mess with Texas and do not mess with Texas women."

She added: "I feel like I have been holding my breath for three years."

In Texas, revenge porn is a felony because, if it meets the requirements for revenge porn under Penal Code 21.16, the offender is responsible for any damages caused to any person who appears in intimate visual materials as a result of the distribution of such material.

The Washington Post claims that the pandemic's dramatic rise in American reliance on technology also contributed to an upsurge in cases of revenge porn.

According to Annie Seifullah, co-chair of the NYC Cyber Abuse Task Force, many victims were being attacked again by abusers who had not been in contact with them in a while.

“The victim felt like they were out from under it, and the offender showed back up again. And I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it was timed with covid,” she told the outlet.

"All the work in front of us was helping people who were in immediate crisis, and that looked like new victims of nonconsensual pornography and other types of tech abuse."

The woman's remarkable $1.2 billion award in a revenge porn lawsuit stands as a testament to the gravity of the non-consensual sharing of explicit content. 

Her story exemplifies the lasting impact of such violations and underscores the importance of legal measures to prevent and address such harmful actions. The pandemic's role in exacerbating tech-related abuse highlights the necessity for ongoing awareness and action to protect individuals from online exploitation.