Woman awarded R22 billion after ex-boyfriend leaked intimate photos
Marques Jamal Jackson was found guilty of ‘revenge pornography’ and was ordered to pay damages which amounted to R22 billion.
Marques Jamal Jackson was found guilty of ‘revenge pornography’ and was ordered to pay $1 billion in punitive damages and $200 million in actual damages.
However, the total payout amounts to $1.2 billion, which is around R22 billion.
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WOMAN AWARDED R22 BILLION AFTER EX-BOYFRIEND LEAKED INTIMATE PHOTOS
A jury in Haris County District Court delivered the judgement. No doubt, the County unanimously decided that the victim should be paid all the settlement after Jackson shared her intimate pictures on a public Dropbox.
The accused allegedly shared the “virtually intimate material” with the victim’s immediate family, coworkers and friends.
According to NBCNews, Jackson shared the material on several social media platforms in a public Dropbox folder. Anyone can access a public Dropbox file.
The victim’s legal team has it that the folder has since made rounds on social media after it was dropped.
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Court papers have it that Jackson shared the material after their fallout.
It was also heard that Jackson also told the victim that – she would “spend the rest of your life trying and failing to wipe yourself off the internet,”
However, this is reportedly one of the biggest ‘revenge porn’ court cases, and the American woman was awarded R22 billion in damages.
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CYAN BOUJEE’S LEAKED VIDEO
Back home, celebrated music Producer Prince Kaybee has been making headlines after being fingered in Cyan Boujee’s leaked intimate video.
The 21-year-old DJ made headlines last week when her intimate video made rounds on social media.
However, in the backdrop of the leaked video, the controversial DJ boldly claimed that Prince Kaybee demanded to record two years ago.
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