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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Arrest of Revenge Porn Website Operator [View all]

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Arrest of Revenge Porn Website Operator
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrest of the alleged owner and operator of a revenge porn website who facilitated the posting of more than 10,000 sexually explicit photos and extorted victims for as much as $350 each to remove the illicit content.

“This website published intimate photos of unsuspecting victims and turned their public humiliation and betrayal into a commodity with the potential to devastate lives,” Attorney General Harris said. “Online predators that profit from the extortion of private photos will be investigated and prosecuted for this reprehensible and illegal internet activity.”

Kevin Christopher Bollaert, 27, of San Diego, was arrested today in San Diego by California Department of Justice agents and is being held in San Diego County jail on $50,000 bail. According to documents filed in San Diego County Superior Court, Bollaert has been charged with 31 felony counts of conspiracy, identity theft and extortion and is facing possible jail time and fines.

More at https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-announces-arrest-revenge-porn-website-operator

A big old hat tip to K. Harris!

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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Arrest of Revenge Porn Website Operator [View all] Dr. Strange Dec 2013 OP

Great! zappaman Dec 2013 #1

+1 SunSeeker Dec 2013 #85

Let's hope she can get it to stick. Warpy Dec 2013 #2

+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #23

And they should take pictures of his wee wee Bucky Dec 2013 #33

Now *that's* poetic justice! nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #36

Shrinkage! Marie Marie Dec 2013 #56

Probably enough ... Blus4u Dec 2013 #79

Nice! Orrex Dec 2013 #3

Hope they were able to shut down the web site as well. Schema Thing Dec 2013 #4

What a piece of shit. Glassunion Dec 2013 #5

They have been doing the same thing with mugshots for years Lee-Lee Dec 2013 #9

Not even close dbackjon Dec 2013 #18

Same basic concept Lee-Lee Dec 2013 #22

Mugshots are... CSStrowbridge Dec 2013 #27

That they are- but that doesn't change that the sites run in the same fashion Lee-Lee Dec 2013 #29

I think the point being made Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #35

Actually, the brilliance of this angle is that the legal status of the photos is irrelevant. Xithras Dec 2013 #50

California, home of Hollywood, Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #81

No, your understanding of the law is incorrect. Xithras Dec 2013 #82

Thank you for the clarification Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #88

There's no gurantee that would work. Xithras Dec 2013 #89

Except if the photos in question were taken with the consent of the parties involved cstanleytech Dec 2013 #67

Yes but you need signed consent forms to publish images for profit.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2013 #76

Still a murky area Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #80

I agree that people accused (not even convicted) of minor crimes shouldn't have their lives ruined. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #25

Salt Lake actually stopped publishing mugshots... Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #74

'Stupid' works in a pinch! randome Dec 2013 #12

About time someone did something about this problem. Now, a national law too! Coyotl Dec 2013 #6

And you're the person who was suggesting xulamaude Dec 2013 #52

You mis-characterize. Coyotl Dec 2013 #64

Okay - my bad then. nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #66

But there is a way to get the phone to the owner - I took an iphone to an AT&T store and they Hestia Dec 2013 #69

wonderful. Whisp Dec 2013 #7

Hmm. I wonder if the websites that so the mugshots are next Lee-Lee Dec 2013 #8

The "mugshot" websites should have some degree of regulation, at the least. nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #28

They work the same way RetroLounge Dec 2013 #40

++++++++ mopinko Dec 2013 #70

thats a lil different... iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #72

Thank you! abelenkpe Dec 2013 #10

Good. Grief. nt Ninga Dec 2013 #11

That's my AG! Extortion is NOT free speech! robertpaulsen Dec 2013 #13

Good for her! And I hope with 31 felonies, he spends the rest of his life in prison.n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #20

Really, life in prison? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #26

That is some great news! Matariki Dec 2013 #14

Good. I like the angle she used to pull this off too. Innovative use of the law. Xithras Dec 2013 #15

+1 kristopher Dec 2013 #45

Exactly. This is not speech. This is cyber rape; it is all about hurting people. nt SunSeeker Dec 2013 #86

can't say I have much sympathy for the guy.... mike_c Dec 2013 #16

+1 nomorenomore08 Dec 2013 #30

GOOD. liberalmuse Dec 2013 #17

This is good, put him in the cell with Bernie Madoff for just as long. My only hope is this didn't.. marble falls Dec 2013 #19

Awesome! Now please contact every victem and tell them to start filing lawsuit against him Drew Richards Dec 2013 #21

Context, context, context. Kamala Harris is the AG of California, not the USA. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #24

so far Bucky Dec 2013 #32

Of course, Bucky. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #63

Monty Python should be shakin' in their boots........... thelordofhell Dec 2013 #31

LOL, exactly what came to mind when I read the article mdbl Dec 2013 #42

Lol! Kaleva Dec 2013 #71

Another small business owner put out of business. THANKS OBAMA. Jester Messiah Dec 2013 #34

Arrest mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #37

Is this the scumbag who created the site called Aldo Leopold Dec 2013 #38

I think it's a different asshole LTR Dec 2013 #39

I think this is the site I meant libodem Dec 2013 #55

Thank you, Kamala Harris. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #41

YAY, yay and yay �my State Attorney General rocks�. Tikki Dec 2013 #43

Brava!!! kristopher Dec 2013 #44

Excellent Hekate Dec 2013 #46

very cool dlwickham Dec 2013 #47

They arrested him on a ... CONSPIRACY THEORY ??1!!!1??1?//?/1/!!//??? Festivito Dec 2013 #48

Conspiracy is a separate crime. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #51

True. Nonetheless, they are citing a conspiracy theory -- those conspiracy theorists are. Festivito Dec 2013 #65

Good. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #49

Kamala Harris . . . Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #53

She probably will. CA AG is the springboard to Governor. nt SunSeeker Dec 2013 #87

K&R libodem Dec 2013 #54

That may be Hunter Moore, another self-cycled gas huffer. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #58

Yes libodem Dec 2013 #60

He should have lots of time to think about it. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #62

There's actually a law to address this? Great. I was afraid there wasn't like a lot Cleita Dec 2013 #57

There is in California. Also, extortion is illegal everywhere. pnwmom Dec 2013 #59

Now, why can't I find a pic of this arrestee? Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #61

Good job by Harris. Kurovski Dec 2013 #68

unfortunately there are others.. iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #73

Good Recursion Dec 2013 #75

"A big old hat tip to K. Harris!" KansDem Dec 2013 #77

I hear... nikto Dec 2013 #78

I am pleasantly surprised. redqueen Dec 2013 #83

Pic of POS: jsr Dec 2013 #84

Good. I hope he gets shanked in the chow line. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #90