Revenge porn sender to serve three year sentence on home detention despite sending “obscene” photos of 14-year-old girl

A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been given home detention for sending “obscene” pictures of a 14-year-old girl to her family. The sentence comes two days after another man was given six years in jail.

A 20-YEAR-OLD man who sent “obscene” revenge porn photos of a 14-year-old girl to her parents and friends will serve a prison sentence of almost three years on home detention.

Despite finding that the man, who cannot be legally identified, had demonstrated “limited remorse or contrition”, Judge Jane Schammer ordered he serve the lengthy sentence on home detention bail.

She also ordered he complete 300 hours community service for the two charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child under 17 and one count of disseminating child exploitation material.

The court heard the man was 16 when he first started contacting the then 12-year-old girl over Facebook.

The court heard the man was 16 when he first started contacting the then 12-year-old girl over Facebook. Picture: iStock

Judge Schammer said the age disparity had come up in conversation and the victim’s age was listed on her Facebook profile.

The pair begun a sexual relationship in late 2015, when the man was 18 and the girl 14.

They exchanged naked photos at the man’s request, some of which had the victim’s face “visible and recognisable”.

The relationship began to degrade with the man becoming “verbally abusive” and claiming to be a member of a bikie gang to intimidate her.

“You would threaten to disseminate the naked photographs of her to her friends and family,” Judge Schammer said.

“You used this same threat to procure additional naked photographs and videos of increasing obscenity.

“You threatened physical violence against the victim’s family and, in order to ensure your threats were taken seriously, you claimed to be a member of a bikie gang.”

On October 1, 2016, the girl contacted police who advised her to cease all contact with the man.

She changed her phone number but the man continued to contact her, threatening to send more of the photos unless she moved to New South Wales where he was living.

She agreed, but while on a trip to Adelaide she told her parents about the “aggressive and threatening” messages.

They contacted police and on January 27, he was arrested as he arrived at Adelaide Airport.

He spent nine days in custody before being bailed.

Judge Schammer sentenced the man to two years, nine months, one week and two days with a non-parole period of 18 months. Picture: iStock

Judge Schammer said the man had not chosen to take responsibility for his actions.

“You admitted that you sent sexually exploitative photographs of the victim to her parents and other family members in an act of revenge,” Judge Schammer said.

“Despite your early guilty plea, this attempt to blame your victim for your offending reflects a disturbing lack of remorse, contrition and insight on your behalf.

“ ... the extent of your insight into your offending is limited to feeling sorry for yourself given the punishment you are now facing.”

Judge Schammer sentenced the man to two years, nine months, one week and two days with a non-parole period of 18 months.

She decided against suspending his sentence but said the man was eligible to serve his time on home detention bail, adding a 300-hour community service for good measure.

The District Court sentencing earlier last month occurred only two days after a man was sentenced to six years prison for revenge porn and blackmail charges.