A Harris County, Texas jury awarded a woman more than one billion dollars in a lawsuit against an ex-boyfriend who posted compromising photos of the woman online in a case of revenge porn, the BBC reports.
The ex went way beyond just putting them up on a website. He emailed the photos to her family and friends. He inserted them into a Dropbox folder her family used to share photos. He gained access to the victim’s social media account, and he posted them on her profiles. He also compromised her home security system, capturing videos and photos of her and distributing them as well.
Lawyers for the plaintiff asked the jury for a $100 million judgment; the jury came back at $1.1 billion. “While a judgment in this case is unlikely to be recovered, the compensatory verdict gives DL back her good name,” said attorney Bradford Gilde, adding “We hope the staggering amount of this verdict sends a message of deterrence and prevents others from engaging in this despicable activity.”