Stoughton dad admits to leaking revenge porn after ex-partner removed him from Facebook
Aaron Seymour’s six-year relationship ended in a criminal court case after the 22-year-old sent out the video stored on his phone in November last year.
Dad-of-one Seymour, of Broad Walk, Stoughton, admitted disclosing a private sexual video, known as revenge porn, and damaging a wall in his ex’s Rowland’s Castle home after throwing glass in June.
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Hide AdGiles Fletcher, prosecuting, said Seymour sent it via a Facebook message to the man, who said it was ‘very graphic’.
In the message, Seymour said: ‘I’m sure (a woman) would love to see this.’
Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard the gay friend showed Seymour’s ex-partner, who then went to the police.
Mr Fletcher said: ‘She recognises it was her in the video, she said they were away on holiday and didn’t give permission to film the video and wouldn’t have done.’
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Hide AdSeymour insisted that making sexual videos was ‘something that was to happen in the relationship,’ his lawyer Tim Sparkes said.
In a statement read in court the victim said: ‘I just want him out of my life.’
After he breached bail during the investigation, she added: ‘I feel very scared, I don’t want to go out my address in case I see him.’
Seymour has no relevant previous convictions. Magistrates imposed an 18-month community order with 20 rehabilitation activity days, a thinking skills course and 60 hours’ unpaid work.
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Hide AdMr Sparkes, mitigating, said: ‘What he says is that in a fit of pique after she had de-friended him on Facebook – there was some issues with infidelity – he posted it to one person who he knew was a homosexual.’
Mr Sparkes added: ‘He had everything going for him, he really ruined that.’
Chairman of the magistrates’ bench Vanessa Jones said: ‘The offences are serious enough for us to make a community order.’
Seymour cooperated with police and admitted his guilt at the first opportunity.