Back in October 2013 California governor Jerry Brown signed the “revenge porn” bill into law. The legislation classified revenge porn as a criminal misdemeanor which meant that vindictive ex-lovers distributing intimate content of an ex to humiliate them could face up to six months in jail and be fined $1,000. The first person to be convicted under this law is 36-year old Noe Iniguez who posted a naked picture of his ex-girlfriend on her employer’s Facebook page with derogatory comments.
Iniguez, who is based in Los Angeles, posted the picture on his ex-girlfriend’s employer’s Facebook page back in March. The picture was accompanied with comments that called her a “drunk” among other not-so-nice things, while urging her employer to fire her.
He used an alias, being under the impression that it would cloak his actual identity, but that wasn’t really a smart move. His ex-girlfriend had already got a restraining order against him.
Iniguez received a one year jail sentence apart from 36 months of probation. He was also instructed to attend domestic violence counselling following his conviction under the revenge porn law and being in violation of a restraining order.
State prosecutor Mike Feuer said that this conviction sends a “strong message” that such behavior is not going to be tolerated.
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