Man jailed nine months for extorting ex-girlfriend with nude photos
CORNER BROOK, N.L. — A 22-year-old man who used nude photos to extort his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to nine months in prison — a longer term than even prosecutors sought.
Kyle Stephen Hunt threatened to post nude photos of the woman, and photos of them having sex, to Facebook after she broke up with him.
Judge Wayne Gorman said he imposed a tougher sentence on Hunt because of the reach of social media, and the impact such extortion can have on victims.
“Mr. Hunt threatened to publicly release extremely intimate, personal and private photographs,” the Corner Brook, N.L., provincial court judge said in his ruling. “It must be appreciated that the threat to place them on Facebook adds an element of widespread public access which would not exist in other forms of extortion.”