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Bear shared a private video of the couple having sex on his OnlyFans site. Social media personality Georgia Harrison has said she stands in solidarity with other victims of revenge porn as her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear was jailed for sharing a private sex tape of them on his OnlyFans website. Bear, who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, sang "Lady In Red" as he walked to Chelmsford Crown Court to be sentenced, asking people if they wanted to pose for a selfie with him and telling reporters that his trial it was unfair.
The couple was captured having sex on CCTV cameras in Bear's garden on August 2, 2020.
Harrison, 28, who has appeared on The Only Way Is Essex, Love Island and Olivia Meets Her Match, has waived her right to anonymity.
Jacqueline Carey KC, prosecutor, said in an earlier trial that Ms Harrison and Bear had consensual sex at her home in Loughton, Essex, but Ms Harrison was unaware they were being recorded.
Ms Harrison said that when Bear, 33, showed her the images, she told him to "never send" them to anyone and "made it clear how upset she would be if she did," the prosecutor said.
The whistleblower said she saw Bear send the images to someone on WhatsApp later that day, and was told later that year that they were circulating online.
Carey said Bear uploaded the images "himself or uploaded them to OnlyFans and benefited financially."
Bear, who also appeared on Ex On The Beach, denied all charges but was found guilty of voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private sexual photos and films with the intent to cause distress.
He was jailed Friday for 21 months.
Bear was also ordered to sign the Sex Offender Registry and will be subject to notification requirements for 10 years, and was granted a restraining order not to contact Georgia Harrison for five years.
Georgia Harrison Says She Supports Other Victims After Ex-Boyfriend Stephen Bear Was Jailed For Revenge Porn
Speaking in court, Ms Harrison said she was "pleased and relieved that this case is finally over."
"Today's sentence is a vindication of what I have been through and sends a clear message that the police and the courts are taking this matter very seriously," he said.
"I want all the other victims of this crime to know that I stand in solidarity with them and that I have no regrets lifting my anonymity. I hope this deters anyone from committing this type of crime and I hope that all those who have been victims [that] he will do them some kind of justice.
Sentencing judge Christopher Morgan said the defendant "wanted to exploit the financial value of the recording" of Bear and Ms Harrison having sex.
"I'm sure you recognized the greater financial value to yourself in having Georgia Harrison, a well-known reality television and social media personality, in the video," Judge said. He said Bear had caused Ms Harrison "considerable humiliation and embarrassment".
After Bear was jailed, he raised his hand to wave from the safe dock and said, “Have a good night. Good weekend to everyone. »
Bear had attended his trial in a white Rolls-Royce driven by a chauffeur wearing a black leather jacket and sunglasses, accompanied by his girlfriend, Jessica Smith.
Reality television personality Stephen Bear has been convicted of voyeurism and two counts of leaking private sex photos and films.
The prosecutor, Ms Carey, described it as "presenting himself, in any way, ostentatiously", adding that it was a "compelling indication that the defendant shows no remorse".
In a statement read out to the court, Ms Harrison said: "It makes me sick to think that so many people saw it," she said. She said her income had "dropped dramatically from before" and that she had lost contracts.
Mitigating Gemma Rose, she said the previously good-natured Bear was tested with ADHD and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder. "He told me he wanted to go back to what he was doing before, roofing, he said he wanted a fresh start," he said.
The judge praised Ms Harrison for speaking with "dignity and courage".
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