Revenge porn man changed ex-girlfriend's Facebook profile to sex photo
A man has admitted changing his ex-girlfriend's Facebook profile picture to a graphic image taken while they were in a relationship.
Samuel Bishop even went a step further and sent the 'revenge porn' to other users on the global social networking website, Dudley Magistrates Court heard.
In court yesterday the 29-year-old of Hamilton Drive, Wordsley, pleaded guilty to two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs with intent to cause distress and will be sentenced on September 10.
Prosecuting, Chris Coughlan, said the 25-year-old victim had shared the photograph with Bishop while the pair were in a relationship.
Mr Coughlan said the image, uploaded to Facebook on May 22, was 'about as private as it gets' and added Bishop had committed a hideous crime.
He said: "One can only imagine the anguish this will have caused her but he then sent the photograph to others as well, shockingly."
The court heard Bishop had no previous convictions of a similar nature.
Defending, Mrs Mayneried, said her client had an issue with alcohol and drink was involved when he posted the image.
She added Bishop, who appeared in court wearing a white polo shirt with a checkered collar, was extremely remorseful and was trying to seek help for his problems with alcohol.
Bishop was granted conditional bail and told he must have no contact by any means with the victim. He will appear at Dudley Magistrates Court on September 10 for sentencing.
Mr Coughlan said there would be an application for a restraining order at the hearing.
The case comes a week after Alex Till, from Kidderminster, became the first person in the West Midlands to be convicted under the new revenge porn laws.
The 25-year-old was handed a community order and fine by Kidderminster magistrates after he uploaded a naked picture of an ex-partner to Facebook.
The incident left the victim 'stressed and depressed' and struggling to sleep after Till posted the intimate image as his Facebook profile picture.
Till, of Manor Close, posted the image earlier this year. He had made repeated attempts to contact his victim, despite her making it clear by text she didn't want to speak to him.
This led to him threatening to publish the intimate photos, which were taken in the course of their relationship.
