The RevengePorn.com website owner Kevin Blollaert, 28-years old was found guilty of 27 felony counts for created a revenge porn website where he posted more than 10,000 sexually explicit photos of women online to extort hundreds of dollars from each. He was convicted of 21 identity theft and 6 extortion counts.
The case was the first of its kinds filed by the California attorney general centered around the now defunct website called YouGotPosted.com.
In 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that prohibits anyone from putting identifiable nude photos online after a breakup, punishable with $1,000 or six months in jail.
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