Revenge porn law catches first offender

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Prosecutors in California have arrested a man for posting a nude photo of his former girlfriend online ― the first arrest under the state’s “revenge porn law,” online newspaper BuzzFeed said Wednesday.

Noe Iniguez, 36, from Los Angeles, posted a malicious comment about the woman on her employer’s Facebook page in December 2013. In March this year, he posted a topless photo of her on the same webpage.

BuzzFeed said he labeled her a “drunk” and a “slut” and said the company should fire her.

Judge David Fields sentenced Iniguez to a year in jail and 36 months’ probation. Judge Fields also ordered him to participate in domestic violence counseling and to stay away from the woman.

The revenge porn law, passed in 2013, prohibits “posting nude or sexual images of an individual online with the purpose of causing emotional distress.”

Iniquez had previously been served a restraining order after the woman claimed he was sending harassing text messages.

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer was quoted as saying the new law “gives prosecutors a valuable tool to protect victims whose lives and reputations have been upended by a person they once trusted.”