Stephen Bear shared sex video with ex ‘for cash’, court informed

Image source, PA Media Image caption, Stephen Bear rejects voyeurism and 2 counts of divulging personal, sexual photos and movies Reality television star Stephen Bear shared video of him making love with an ex-girlfriend “for earnings” on the site OnlyFans, a court has actually heard. Mr Bear, 32, from Loughton, Essex, is on trial at Chelmsford Crown Court implicated of voyeurism and 2 counts of revealing personal, sexual pictures and movies. Georgia Harrison, his ex partner, declares when she learnt about the video she informed him never ever to share it. Mr Bear rejects all charges versus him. Agents of Ms Harrison, who has actually appeared on television programs such as The Only Way Is Essex, Love Island and Olivia Meets Her Match, stated she had actually waived her right to privacy in relation to the case. Jacqueline Carey KC, opening the prosecution, stated: “In August 2020 the complainant Georgia Harrison met her previous partner Stephen Bear. “They had some lunch and had some beverages and wound up back at his home in Loughton, in Essex. “They took part in consensual sexual relations in his garden. “What she didn’t understand – however he did – was Mr Bear had CCTV electronic cameras in his garden that tape-recorded them making love.” ‘Profited economically’ The lawyer stated later on that day Mr Bear, who appeared in the MTV program Ex On The Beach, informed Ms Harrison and revealed her the video. Ms Carey stated Bear later on submitted the video “either himself or had it submitted to OnlyFans and benefited economically”. “The accused was efficiently offering the video footage to get cash,” Ms Carey stated. The supposed offenses are stated to have actually occurred in August 2020 and in November2020 Ms Carey stated Mr Bear’s OnlyFans account was opened in October 2020, closed in December 2020 and had 1,061 customers, with 273 individuals paying 9.99 United States dollars (₤ 8.15) to view the video footage. She stated the accused was detained at Heathrow airport on his method back from Dubai on 15 January 2021, however the phone he was utilizing in Dubai “was never ever recuperated”. ‘No concept’ Ms Harrison, 27, offering proof from behind screens, stated she and Mr Bear made love in his garden and she had “definitely no concept I was on electronic camera throughout the time we were making love”. She stated Mr Bear informed her later on the set might have been “unintentionally taped” on CCTV and she asked to see the video. “I was actually intoxicated and I understood in the early morning I was going to wish to know what was on there,” she stated. “I informed him it would totally destroy my life and destroy his profession and if he was to send it to anybody it’s revenge pornography and you can go to jail for vengeance pornography.” She stated that, weeks later on, she was informed the video was online and, after employing the aid of an “ethical hacker”, she “discovered it stemmed from [Mr Bear’s] OnlyFans”. ‘It’s ridiculous’ Her mom, who was her supervisor at the time, signed up for the account and saw a post from 8 November 2020 with a screenshot from the video footage, she informed the court. She stated she sent out the screenshot to authorities, including: “To really be monetising off of it – it’s ridiculous.” Asked by Ms Carey why she waived her right to privacy, Ms Harrison stated: “My right to privacy reasonably vanished the minute it [the footage] emerged.” The trial, anticipated to last a minimum of 4 days, continues. Discover BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have a story tip e-mail eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk Related Internet Links The BBC is not accountable for the material of external websites.
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