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| Husband posts 'revenge porn' images of his own wife on Facebook after discovering affair | Husband posts 'revenge porn' images of his own wife on Facebook after discovering affair |
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| A man who posted “revenge porn” images of his wife online when he discovered she was having an affair has avoided a jail sentence after a court hearing in Nottingham. | A man who posted “revenge porn” images of his wife online when he discovered she was having an affair has avoided a jail sentence after a court hearing in Nottingham. |
| The jilted husband, David Honeybell, also admitted to burning a pile of spouse Sarah’s clothes and threatened to send naked pictures of her to her employer. | |
| New laws introduced in spring mean people found guilty of “disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress” face a maximum prison sentence of up to two years. | |
| But Honeybell, 49, walked free from Nottingham Magistrates’ Court after he pleaded guilty to a lesser offence of harassment, as well as arson. | But Honeybell, 49, walked free from Nottingham Magistrates’ Court after he pleaded guilty to a lesser offence of harassment, as well as arson. |
| The court heard how Honeybell was “upset and sorry” for his actions after his 23-year marriage broke down. | The court heard how Honeybell was “upset and sorry” for his actions after his 23-year marriage broke down. |
| He posted intimate images of his wife on Facebook and also put her wife’s clothes in a suitcase before setting it alight on 4 June. | |
| She tried to put the fire out with a hosepipe but “irreparable damage” was caused, after which Honeybell was arrested. | |
| Honeybell admitted harassing his wife by sending her 18 text messages and leaving six voicemails on 16 June. | |
| Representing himself, he told the court: “I am sorry. I was upset that after 23 years of marriage my wife was having an affair. | |
| “She tried to clear the air then all of a sudden I found out she was sending explicit messages and videos to someone else. I was not happy.” | “She tried to clear the air then all of a sudden I found out she was sending explicit messages and videos to someone else. I was not happy.” |
| Revenge porn offenders face up to two years in prison Honeybell was handed a 12-month community order and, after a request from Ms Honeybell, a restraining order. He told the court he accepted the marriage was now over. | |
| Speaking to the Press Association after the hearing, Honeybell said of the “revenge porn”: “I can't justify it now, but when you think back on what I did, I should not have done it. It was impulse. | Speaking to the Press Association after the hearing, Honeybell said of the “revenge porn”: “I can't justify it now, but when you think back on what I did, I should not have done it. It was impulse. |
| “I had been married 23 years, my wife had an affair, you find out and I was a bit p***** off. I was angry, you do things off the cuff and that's it.” | “I had been married 23 years, my wife had an affair, you find out and I was a bit p***** off. I was angry, you do things off the cuff and that's it.” |
| The Crown Prosecution Service has been asked to explain why Honeybell was not charged with a revenge porn offence, but has yet to comment. | |
| Honeybell was ordered to pay a total of £325 in fines and costs. | Honeybell was ordered to pay a total of £325 in fines and costs. |