A person shared express photos and video clips of his ex-girlfriend with his mom, who then despatched them onto the girl’s father, a court has read.
Matthew Cooper-Collyer, 23, of Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire, is at this time on demo at Winchester Crown Courtroom, Hampshire, accused of threatening to disclose personal sexual photographs with the intent of leading to distress.
Cooper-Collyer’s 41-year-previous mom, Lynda Cooper, of the similar deal with, pleaded responsible to the same fees as effectively as a next offence of destructive communications right after sending the written content.
Prosecutor Helen Easterbrook informed the court docket that the defendant’s mother prompt, in a Facebook discussion with him, that he send out images to her immediately after he a short while ago break up up with his girlfriend.
“The allegation is Mr Cooper-Collyer has shared these pictures and online video, they were of a private nature,” Ms Easterbrook reported.
“He did it without the need of her permission and when he did it, he did it not by accident but intending that it would upset her, it would lead to her distress.”
Ms Easterbrook extra that Cooper experienced prepared that she would “give her drama like she enjoys” and, in reference to the photographs, extra: “Enjoy them, fantastic pictures, you should have been a photographer.”
The prosecutor said that just after Cooper-Collyer shared two intimate pictures and a online video with his mother, she then despatched them to the father of the defendant’s ex on the day in advance of the victim’s birthday.
She explained the father “checked his cell cellular phone and observed he experienced acquired two shots and a video which confirmed his daughter in sexually explicit poses”.
In the course of a police job interview, Cooper-Collyer mentioned his mom had obtain to his telephone and experienced sent the images devoid of his authorization.
He reported: “I still left my phone for five minutes to go to the rest room, when I bought my mobile phone these photographs had been despatched and I questioned her.
“I mentioned ‘Why did you do this?’ She was irritated, she reported she (the victim) was heading to ruin my lifetime with matters I hadn’t carried out, she (Cooper) mentioned ‘If she is going to do it to him, I am likely to do it to her’.”
Cooper-Collyer denied sending any individual personal sexual photographs or videos when offering proof in courtroom. He said that in the Facebook discussion with his mom, he said he experienced despatched them, but he instructed the court docket he experienced not done so.
“She has obtained bipolar ailment and she can be very complicated to occur to conditions with and chat to if she is getting a poor day, which she was, in some cases it can be less difficult to concur to a particular extent, to hold her quiet,” Cooper-Collyer reported.
He included: “I know the extent of what revenge porn does so I would in no way myself place somebody by means of that.”
Offering evidence, Cooper mentioned she took the images from her son’s cell phone with out his authorization and extra: “He is harmless through this complete factor. He failed to concur to any of the pictures.”
The demo continues.
Supply: The Sunshine
