YouTube singer Chrissy Chambers wins revenge porn case

A US YouTube personality has been awarded damages from a British ex-boyfriend who posted videos of them having sex onto the internet.

 

Chrissy Chambers became a leading "revenge porn" campaigner after she was alerted to the clips.
The High Court in London heard that the accused - who cannot be named for legal reasons - had accepted liability for his unlawful activity.
He also agreed to pay an undisclosed sum as well as to cover legal costs.
Ms Chambers' lawyers have described the sum as "substantial".
"[This] should serve as a severe warning to those who seek to extort and harm with revenge porn: you cannot do this with impunity, and you will be held accountable for your actions," said Ms Chambers following the case.
"To every victim of this insidious kind of attack, I am here to say: You can fight back, and win. You will heal and move on - and you will not have to take those steps alone."
The singer and comedian celebrated her successful civil claim by proposing to her girlfriend and YouTube co-star, Bria Kam, on the steps of the court.
Ms Kam said yes.
England and Wales made "revenge porn" a criminal offence in 2015, but Ms Chambers said she had been unable to take advantage of this as the law does not apply retrospectively.