A Swindon woman shared a ‘d*ck pic’ to cause a man ‘maximum distress’, a court heard.
Natasha Bradshaw sent a photograph of her victim’s genitals to his girlfriend and mocked him when it was posted publicly on Facebook in July last year.
Crown prosecutor Abbie Winters said the 25-year-old, of Fortuna Road, Blunsdon, admitted sharing the sexual photograph when she was arrested.
She told investigators that she had deleted the image from her phone and Facebook, and a forensic examination of her device confirmed that to be correct.
When the photograph was uploaded to social media, Bradshaw and her boyfriend mocked the victim – joining in with several others before it was removed.
Ms Winters said the defendant had also been harassing the man by repeatedly calling him, but she was not charged with a harassment offence.
She added that the photo was taken down “but not before the distress was caused to the victim” and said it was “intended to cause maximum distress and humiliation”.
At Swindon Magistrates’ Court this morning (Monday), Bradshaw was sentenced – having previously pleaded guilty to disclosing a private sexual photograph with intent to cause distress.
Defence solicitor Richard Williams said very little about the defendant in open court, but confirmed that his client is the “sole carer of two young daughters”.
He asked District Judge Joanna Dickens to “follow the recommendation” in the pre-sentence report.
She told Bradshaw that “intimate photos are incredibly embarrassing and shaming”, adding that it would have been “mortifying” for the victim.
Judge Dickens imposed a 12-month community order. The defendant was ordered to complete 30 days of rehabilitation work with the probation service and The Nelson’s Trust.
Victims of sexual crimes have the right to lifelong anonymity. It is an imprisonable criminal offence to share any piece of information that could lead to their identification.
