The defendant in a landmark "revenge porn" civil suit is seeking a new trial, claiming he could not afford a lawyer during the first set of proceedings, National Post reports. The initial trial was the first successful suit against an individual for perpetrating so-called revenge porn, when the defendant, known as N.D., was forced to pay $140,000 to his ex-girlfriend after posting intimate videos of her online without permission. N.D’s lawyer said the defendant’s lack of legal representation was detrimental to his case, given the magnitude of the trial, while also placing blame on the plaintiff. “This is not a case where the defendant hacked into her computer, found the video and posted it online,” the factum says. “Furthermore, there is an element of contribution to her own damages … In this respect, the defendant asserts that she is the author of her own misfortune to a degree.” Editor’s Note: IAPP Publications Director Sam Pfeifle spoke with the plaintiff’s lawyer in this case, Donna Wilson, at the IAPP Privacy Symposium this spring.
Full Story