Texas jury orders man to pay ex-girlfriend $1.2bn in revenge porn case

Woman said ex-boyfriend conducted campaign to spread intimate photos of her online without her consent

A man who harassed his ex-girlfriend online - including by sharing intimate photos of her on social media - must pay her $1.2bn in damages, a Texas jury has ordered.

The woman, who went by DL" in court documents, said her ex-boyfriend conducted a campaign to spread intimate photos of her online without her consent. Using images taken by security cameras at the home where the woman was living, he shared the photos on fake social media accounts, tagging friends, family and employers on the picture. He also created a website and publicly accessible Dropbox folders and emailed the photos to people.