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Stephen Bear to pay £27k over illegal sex tape of Georgia Harrison | Stephen Bear to pay £27k over illegal sex tape of Georgia Harrison |
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Stephen Bear is estimated to have made £22,305 in profit after uploading a sex tape without his ex-partner's consent | Stephen Bear is estimated to have made £22,305 in profit after uploading a sex tape without his ex-partner's consent |
Convicted sex offender Stephen Bear has been ordered to pay the £22,305 that prosecutors said he earned from illegally sharing a sex tape. | Convicted sex offender Stephen Bear has been ordered to pay the £22,305 that prosecutors said he earned from illegally sharing a sex tape. |
Bear, 34, was jailed for 21 months last year after uploading footage of himself and Love Island personality Georgia Harrison to OnlyFans. | Bear, 34, was jailed for 21 months last year after uploading footage of himself and Love Island personality Georgia Harrison to OnlyFans. |
He was released from prison in January. | He was released from prison in January. |
During a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court, Bear was also ordered to pay £5,000 in compensation to Ms Harrison. | During a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court, Bear was also ordered to pay £5,000 in compensation to Ms Harrison. |
The court heard Bear, who served 10 and a half months of his sentence, made extensive profits from subscribers after uploading the video. | The court heard Bear, who served 10 and a half months of his sentence, made extensive profits from subscribers after uploading the video. |
The £22,305 will be paid to HM Treasury and distributed to police charities. | The £22,305 will be paid to HM Treasury and distributed to police charities. |
Bear served 10-and-a-half months in custody of his 21-month prison term | Bear served 10-and-a-half months in custody of his 21-month prison term |
The original video that featured Ms Harrison made £1,650.98, but Bear earned considerably more after his number of subscribers increased, the court heard previously. | The original video that featured Ms Harrison made £1,650.98, but Bear earned considerably more after his number of subscribers increased, the court heard previously. |
'Violated' | 'Violated' |
During the Proceeds of Crime hearing, Ms Harrison told the court: "I had to live in fear that this was going to come out and my family were going to know about it. | During the Proceeds of Crime hearing, Ms Harrison told the court: "I had to live in fear that this was going to come out and my family were going to know about it. |
"It was just like the worst feeling you can ever possibly imagine. I felt violated, I felt embarrassed - I hated myself for a really long time." | "It was just like the worst feeling you can ever possibly imagine. I felt violated, I felt embarrassed - I hated myself for a really long time." |
Judge Christopher Morgan said the impact of the video was "devastating" and that Ms Harrison's life was "changed forever" as a result of its publication. | Judge Christopher Morgan said the impact of the video was "devastating" and that Ms Harrison's life was "changed forever" as a result of its publication. |
He said the victim had lost money due to Bear's criminal conduct, including losing work from brands and having to pay legal fees. | He said the victim had lost money due to Bear's criminal conduct, including losing work from brands and having to pay legal fees. |
Georgia Harrison made a speech outside the court after the hearing | Georgia Harrison made a speech outside the court after the hearing |
Bear's OnlyFans account had 1,061 subscribers when he uploaded the video on 8 November 2020, the judge was previously told. | Bear's OnlyFans account had 1,061 subscribers when he uploaded the video on 8 November 2020, the judge was previously told. |
This number had increased by 822 a month after the video, which could be viewed for $9.99 (£7.95), was published. | This number had increased by 822 a month after the video, which could be viewed for $9.99 (£7.95), was published. |
Prosecutor Andrew Bousfield told an earlier hearing: "At this time [he uploaded the video] Mr Bear was pretending to be a billionaire on his Twitter account. His most valuable asset at that time was selling sex videos." | Prosecutor Andrew Bousfield told an earlier hearing: "At this time [he uploaded the video] Mr Bear was pretending to be a billionaire on his Twitter account. His most valuable asset at that time was selling sex videos." |
Financial investigator Laura Mackenzie added the defendant's bank account was overdrawn. | Financial investigator Laura Mackenzie added the defendant's bank account was overdrawn. |
Bear, from Loughton, Essex, was jailed for 21 months in March 2023 after a jury found him guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private, sexual photographs and films. | Bear, from Loughton, Essex, was jailed for 21 months in March 2023 after a jury found him guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private, sexual photographs and films. |
Stephen Bear was released from HMP Brixton, in London, in January | Stephen Bear was released from HMP Brixton, in London, in January |
Ms Mackenzie told an earlier hearing that she calculated the £22,305.46 based on fees paid by viewers and based on the amount of subscribers he gained. | Ms Mackenzie told an earlier hearing that she calculated the £22,305.46 based on fees paid by viewers and based on the amount of subscribers he gained. |
Bear, who was supported by his father, appeared in court wearing a pink shirt with trousers and slippers. | Bear, who was supported by his father, appeared in court wearing a pink shirt with trousers and slippers. |
In an earlier civil case, he was ordered to pay Ms Harrison £207,900 in damages. However, the court heard none of that had yet been paid. | In an earlier civil case, he was ordered to pay Ms Harrison £207,900 in damages. However, the court heard none of that had yet been paid. |
Judge Morgan said that if the confiscation order of £22,305 was not paid within three months, and if Bear had not requested an extension, he faced nine months in prison. | |
Addressing Bear, the judge said: "For those who are imprisoned for not paying, they serve the whole term, not half, and the serving of the term doesn't mean the amount doesn't have to be paid. | |
"It remains a debt and an order that must be paid until it is." | |
Bear's criminal trial heard that although the sex was consensual, Ms Harrison was unaware the footage, captured by a CCTV camera in Bear's garden, was being shared more widely. | |
Speaking outside court after the hearing, Ms Harrison said: "Nobody has the right to earn money from any crime but to earn so much from image-based sexual abuse is quite frankly abhorrent. | |
"I think it's important that anyone who commits this awful crime should be made to give any money they made back to the victim and also the judicial system, especially after a successful conviction." | |
She said she would give some of the money to charities "who have supported me throughout this ordeal". | |
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