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Pictures: Cazine McCarthy, revenge porn victim: ‘How my ex humiliated me.’

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Cazine McCarthy and her former boyfriend Lloyd Nathan. How laws protecting victims of revenge porn have yet to have caught up…

UK woman Cazine McCarthy of Haverfordwest, Wales has bravely come to the fore to explain how she came to be a victim of revenge porn after her boyfriend, Nathan Lloyd, 22 took umbrage with her after she put a close to their relationship.

Taking intimate images and video she had once she shared with her former boyfriend, Nathan posted the lot on instagram after breaking into his ex’s account and changing passwords, in essence locking her out.

Since the incident which would eventually land Lloyd in some serious hot water, the 22 year old single mother of one has spoken out in the hopes of warning other women about the dangers of sending explicit photographs in what she described as a ‘moment of madness.’

Told Cazine McCarthy via the UK’s dailymail: ‘I sent a video and image of myself to Nathan because he was working away and kept asking.

‘I was unsure at first but he reassured me. He said I could trust him and that he would never show anyone else.

‘Looking back it was stupid and I’d never do it again.

‘Women have to protect themselves. Not knowing where my picture has been shared is so frightening.’

Cazine McCarthy

Incredulously images and video of McCarthy were only removed from Instagram after the woman’s friends reported it hundreds of times.

Added Cazine: ‘I’ve lost total control.

‘Looking back I wouldn’t have sent him the photo or the video but I can’t change what happened.… Read the rest

Teenage revenge porn victim, Jodie Carrigan, warns other women to ‘be careful’

  • Scottish teenager had rocky relationship with boyfriend before they split
  • She was then phoned by her friends and told he had posted picture online
  • Victim phoned police after her ex refused to take down the photo
  • Ex-boyfriend has now admitted causing distress and could face jail
  • Victims speaks out warning others to be careful with their partners

A victim of so-called ‘revenge porn’ says she was left ‘numb’ after her ex-boyfriend posted an explicit picture of her on Facebook.

Jodie Carrigan, of Muirhead, near Glasgow, was targeted by Robert McGinlay, 20, after the couple split up in 2013.

Miss Carrigan, 19, has now sent out a warning to other women and teenagers after McGinlay, of Moddiesburn, Lanarkshire, admitted causing distress.

Jodie Carrigan has warned teenagers about the dangers of ‘revenge porn’ after she was targeted by an ex

The couple started seeing each other in September 2013 but they split up after McGinlay, of Moodiesburn, Lanarkshire, became possessive and paranoid, a court has heard.

Miss Carrigan later took McGinlay back when he said he had changed and they continued seeing each other until they split up for a second time, weeks later.

But Miss Carrigan was left devastated when friends contacted her to say there was explicit pictures of her and McGinlay on Facebook, which had been viewed hundreds of times.

She begged McGinlay to take down the pictures but he refused and she called the police.

Robert McGinlay is due to be sentenced later this month after he admitted an offence in relation to his treatment of Miss Carrigan

Robert McGinlay is due to be sentenced later this month after he admitted an offense in relation to his treatment of Miss Carrigan

He is due to be sentenced later this month at Airdrie Sheriff Court after admitting he acted in a threatening or abusive manner and caused fear or alarm towards Miss Carrigan by posting a sexually graphic image of her on a social media website.

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Melissa Esplin: Revenge Porn Victim Strikes Back With FBI Help

Melissa Esplin is a successful blogger, wife, mommy of two, and craft project extraordinaire. Melissa Esplin was also the victim of cyber-bullying at its worst. She became the victim of a startling and invading trend on the internet, “revenge porn.”In an age where everyone has a blog, getting noticed can be a difficult task. Many experts suggest finding something you are good at and becoming a voice for that content. Melissa Esplin uses her blog and her YouTube page to post creative ideas and projects, hoping to help others be successful in the same endeavors. Melissa is active on social media and often post pictures of her family, as many Americans do. But one day, the Salt Lake City mother started receiving very strange Facebook and Twitter messages.What Melissa Esplin discovered next was enough to make her want to throw up. One of the revenge porn suitors wrote her a letter letting her know that her pictures were being used on a website in sexual positions. If Esplin wanted them to be removed, she needed to visit the website and click on a link to have them removed. Unsure of her decision, she went over to the revenge porn site and was horrified. Her face was plastered on images of naked women, not her own, doing very pornographic things.Melissa Esplin clicked on the link to have the images removed, only to find that she was now also the victim of extortion. The revenge porn website owners wanted $400 from her to take the images down.
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