Leeds ex husband who posted screenshot of wife's 'OnlyFans' sex video ends up in court
She had advertised the sex video on X
A former husband landed himself in court after he posted a screenshot of a sex tape of his ex wife that she was advertising online.
The Leeds man, who cannot be named to prevent the woman being identified after an court order was put in place, took the pictures and loaded them up to Facebook, calling the woman “filthy” and a “pervert”.
The 38-year-old appeared at Leeds Crown Court after admitting a charge of malicious communication.
The court was told that the pair, who have children together, had separated “acrimoniously”. She had wanted to set up a channel on OnlyFans, a site primarily used to share and monetize adult, erotic, or explicit content.
She later posted to the social media site X (formerly Twitter) an advertisement for a sex video she had made with another man. It could only be viewed through a subscription on OnlyFans.
The ex husband accessed the video and took the shots, posting them onto social media with the condemning comments.
The woman later said it left her “embarrassed” that family members would see the screenshots.
The defendant has no previous convictions, but does have a caution for malicious communication.
Mitigating, Andrew Semple said that relations between the two had improved and they were both now in new relationships.
Judge Simon Batiste said it was an unusual case in that the woman had advertised the sex tape to view online, but had not consented to such images being placed on Facebook.
He gave the ex husband a 12-month community order and ordered he complete 15 rehabilitation days with probation.