In a first-of-its-kind case, a San Diego man was convicted under a new California revenge porn law, NBC reports. On Monday, Kevin Bollaert was found guilty of 27 felony counts for creating a website that hosted revenge porn and a secondary site used to extort hundreds of dollars from victims. The now-defunct website YouGotPosted.com included sexually explicit photos of tens of thousands of women with links to their social media accounts. If a victim requested a takedown, she was directed to another site, ChangeMyReputation.com, where victims had to pay for the images’ removal. They were also instructed to provide pictures of themselves holding signs with their birth dates. Bollaert now faces up to 20 years in prison. Editor’s Note: The FTC recently took action in this area as well.
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