Georgia Harrison: I was living in fear of more sex footage

 

Georgia Harrison, a reality TV star, has stated that she was "living in fear" that additional material from an explicit video that was shared without her consent would be made public.

Stephen Bear, her ex-partner, was found guilty of voyeurism and sharing private sexual videos online, and he was sentenced to 21 months in prison.

The footage, the 28-year-old said, was "the last straw" for her when she saw it on subscription website OnlyFans.

Ms. Harrison claimed that she was concerned that Bear would sell even more footage.

He had filmed them having sex with CCTV cameras in his garden, sent it to a friend, and then sold the video online without her consent.

A six-minute clasp was posted online however the first video was 20 minutes in length.

Ms. Harrison admitted to the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg program on the BBC that she was aware that some individuals "were viewing the whole thing," which made her life "a lot harder" to handle.

She continued, "I was living in fear that he was going to sell more."

In December 2020, Ms. Harrison, who has waived her right to remain anonymous, initiated criminal proceedings against Bear, whom she met on a reality show.

She described the court procedure as difficult but "empowering."

I simply believed it to be the only choice. She continued, "I'd been pushed so far, and I'd had multiple men tell me they had it shown to them before I actually saw the video go viral on the internet."

Bear was provided a controlling request to not contact Ms Harrison, who has showed up on Adoration Island and The Main Way Is Essex, for a considerable length of time.

Additionally, he was required to sign the sex offenders' register and will be required to notify the court for ten years.

She claimed that the incident made it difficult for Ms. Harrison to trust others and "took away an innocent sort of spark."

Even though her case has "shocked the British public," she claims that such incidents are "such a common thing" and that she receives daily messages from at least five women in a similar situation.

She stated, "Ever since this happened to me I became someone that victims reach out to, and I get at least five women a day who want advice - usually victims but sometimes mothers of victims or family members."

"You wouldn't believe how big this is and how many people are affected by it," the author asserts.

Around one out of 14 grown-ups in Britain and Ribs have encountered a danger to share personal pictures, as per the Service of Equity.

Through her work as a campaigner on this issue, Ms. Harrison stated that she has been "enjoying making a difference" and would be interested in getting involved in politics.

She made a joke when she was asked if she would like to be the next prime minister: We won't press for it.

In 2015, it became illegal to share explicit footage without a person's permission, which is also known as non-consensual pornography or image-based sexual abuse.

In 2021, a law was changed to make it illegal to threaten to release private sexual images and movies.

Due to the fact that the law requires intent behind the release of pictures and videos—either to cause distress or embarrassment—it can be challenging to convict suspected perpetrators.

Ms Harrison is approaching the public authority to eliminate the prerequisite to demonstrate purpose from the law.

In November, an amendment to this effect was included in the Online Safety Bill. At this time, the date at which this bill would become law is unknown.

"I believe that if you share explicit images or videos without permission, it is very clear that it will cause distress.

She stated, "I think a lot more victims would have a chance of getting some justice, like I did, if they were to change it and take that out."