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A farm worker who sent a sex video of himself to another woman he met online has been fined £675 under revenge porn legislation.

David Stewart was rumbled sharing the intimate video after his image was recognised on the "Are We Dating The Same Guy?" website.

Stewart, 30, from Perthshire, recorded the graphic video of a woman performing a sex act upon him several years earlier and lied about deleting it when she later asked him to.

Fiscal depute Stephanie Paterson told Perth Sheriff Court: "The complainer was dressed only in her underwear and recorded a video performing a sex act on the accused.

"This was recorded on the accused's mobile phone. The video was around one minute 30 seconds. The day after it was recorded it was sent to the complainer and she viewed it."

A year after it was filmed, the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sent a message to Stewart confirming he delete all images of her and he agreed.

"She gave no consent to the accused to share or release any media of her engaged in sexual acts," Mrs Paterson told the court.

Stewart then became involved in an online relationship with a woman who sent him several sexual videos and asked if he could send some to her in return.

"She asked if he had any intimate videos of him with any other person. The accused immediately sent the video. She watched the video and then it was deleted.

"She sourced the complainer through online inquiries on 27 March 2024. She advised the complainer she had been sent the video by the accused and police were contacted."

Stewart, from Blackford, admitted disclosing a sex video of another person without their permission on 27 March 2024.

Solicitor Jamie Baxter, defending, said: "The relationship with the new woman did not go beyond correspondence. She sent him various videos and asked him for one which he sent.

"This was a reckless act on his behalf. Approximately nine months later she was on Tinder and Facebook page called 'Are We Dating The Same Guy?' which led to the complainer recognising a picture of the accused and her contacting the new potential partner and having a discussion.

"He co-operated with police and realises he should not have done it. He has no intention of participating in this type of behaviour and making such clips again."

Sheriff Alison McKay fined Stewart and told him: "These are fairly unusual circumstances, so I can impose a financial penalty. The particular circumstances of this case arise from foolishness and recklessness on your part.

"You understand how foolish you have been. The legislation you have contravened is designed primarily I suspect, for other scenarios where people are deliberately circulating material of former partners to deliberately cause upset and embarrassment."

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UserX2023 on May 24th, 2024 at 02:18 UTC »

men need a "are we dating the same woman"

heyitsEnricoPallazzo on May 23rd, 2024 at 23:39 UTC »

Is there an “are we dating the same woman” for dudes?

karmaboots on May 23rd, 2024 at 20:36 UTC »

After sending a sexual video and asking for one in return, she immediately tried to track down who was in the video. Brutal bait.