my ex is threating to send photos to my new GF?

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Dale

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My ex is threatening to send sexual photos of me and her with another women (taken with consent) to my new girlfriend.
is there anything i can do ?

is it illegal??

what can i do if she does do it???



she kept the computer when we split and the photos were on there
we wre both in our late 20's and the photos were all taken with consent. she is not asking for anything just saying she will send them to my new partner
 
Yes. Blackmail is illegal.

Posting photos, assuming you're over 18, is not illegal and you're SOL on that note, but threats to give them to a specific person is illegal.

If you were under 18, however, distributing sexually explicit photos at all is illegal.
 
That is blackmail or extortion depending on what (if anything) she is demanding of you.

Your best bet is to contact your local police and see what they can do about it. You will also want to tell your current girlfriend. She should understand that you had a life before her and you did things. Even if the pictures never get released, it could score you bonus points for being open and honest.

You could also file a civil suit. There are a number of things you could claim. That just takes contacting a lawyer and a little initiative. This could win you possession of the photos and/or computer and possibly financial restitution.



And there is also the issue of age as others have touched on. If you were under the age of consent (18 in most places) that could be considered a sex-crime for distribution and possession of sexually explicit material containing a minor.
 
It is NOT blackmail or extortion, unless she is asking you for money or property in return.

Showing them to your current GF is a lousy thing to do, but not illegal, unless Ex makes some kind of accusation that one of the people in the pictures was unaware the photos were being taken.

You'd be smarter to tell current GF about the pictures, head Ex off at the pass.

Then talk seriously to Ex and ask her to give you the pictures. She doesn't have to, since she's in them, so she has equal ownership of them. She cannot post them on the internet, however, without your permission. If she does, you can file a lawsuit against her--still no criminal matter that I can think of, but certainly there is a civil issue, potentially.
 
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