A jury in Houston, Texas awarded a $1.2 billion settlement in favor of a woman victim of revenge pornography by her ex-partner, after the complaint was filed in April 2022.
The woman identified by the initials of DL filed the lawsuit in Harris County last year against her ex-boyfriend Marques Jamal Jackson. who after the relationship ended made use of intimate images of the victim to embarrass her on social media.
DL’s attorney noted that “while a recovery in this case is unlikely, the compensatory verdict restores DL’s good name.”. The punitive verdict is also the jury’s petition to raise awareness of this national epidemic. technology-driven,” he said.
According to the specialist, this type of agreement offers victims of “image-based sexual abuse” compensation since “revenge pornography” it is a type of psychological harassment that can include domestic violence, he said.
Jackson is also accused of accessing the victim’s family home security system to spy on her, in addition to sending DL’s family and friends the links where he had posted intimate photos of her. In addition, Other charges were added, such as the manipulation of his ex-partner’s bank account.
“We will always admire DL’s courage in the fight. We hope the staggering amount of this verdict will send a deterrent message and prevent others from getting involved. in this despicable activity,” added DL’s lawyer.
Most states including Texas, they have already approved laws that support the victims of this type of crime And in Massachusetts, a measure last year that would ban revenge porn is still pending.
Now DL represents one more figure in this type of abuse and crime that has received large sums of money. Like the case of a woman in Maryland who won $500,000 dollars or the woman in California who received $6.45 million dollars when it was ruled that her ex-partner shared intimate photos on web pages.
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Source: La Opinion
