ex-fiance has pics

[niceguy]

my ex-finance has some incriminating pictures of me w/out clothes on and has threatened to post them online and on gay-men sites. what can i do. these were taken in confidence. can i sue to stop her, or sue if she does it?

 

[Duranie]

You probably cannot do anything until the pictures get posted. You can try talking to an attorney.

 

[jacksgal]

The pictures were a gift they belong to that person. Not the model. Your only action could be if and when pictures are posted you contact webmaster and tell that person that you want pictures removed

 

[Michael Wechsler]

If you have the threats, keep them as evidence. There is a common law tort of "intent to cause emotional distress" as it's clear the intent to post the photos is to harrass you. Additionally, several states have rights of publicity laws and other privacy laws which might apply. Your best bet is to send a reply stating that you've spoken to an attorney and the moment anyone sees one pixel of those photos online he'll be receiving a summons in the mail.

Best of luck to you and I guess I don't have to say that all those "nude pictures taken in privacy for the benefit of some else" are never a good idea...

 

[jacksgal]

Oh now you tell me lawProfessor Damn hope hubby never gets mad at me. Ok seriously I dont see myself much you can do as people take these pictures all the time. The couple breaks up and this happens. I know of few cases where the model won.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

Oh now you tell me lawProfessor Damn hope hubby never gets mad at me. Ok seriously I dont see myself much you can do as people take these pictures all the time. The couple breaks up and this happens. I know of few cases where the model won.

ROFLMAO - hilarious. My original guess was apparently right on target. Check out this case in Cleveland - while not the authority it certainly shows some precedent. I don't know all the details but it isn't 100% clear cut with regard to actual consent - there is some evidence here that the woman may have been under the influence of alcohol when the pictures were taken and thus a consent issue could have been raised.

Man must pay for sending in email nude photos of ex-girlfriend

"A 35-year-old Avon Lake mother won a $200,000 judgment this week from her ex-boyfriend because he emailed sordid photos of her to about 100 of her co-workers in an alcohol-fueled fit of spite after she dumped him. The jury needed little more than an hour to agree that <name omitted> of Columbia Station invaded his former lover's privacy and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon her... had been dating for about 15 months when they went to Kelleys Island for an Independence-Day weekend of boating and partying in 2005. She was "feeling the effects of two to four bottles of wine" and had left her inhibitions back on the shore when they motored a mile west of the island in <his> 22-foot boat, according to court filings. <He> dropped anchor. She dropped her bikini. He memorialized the magic moment on her digital camera, creating images that she later described as "very graphic -- like bad porn... <He> admitted that he had sucked down a dozen Miller Lites and maybe a margarita by the time he returned to his hotel room. He opened the computer file of her poses. Then he created an alias email that appeared to be from her new boyfriend. He attached five of the photos. He addressed it to every one of her 100-odd coworkers. Then he sent it."

This is a challenging question to answer and it depends upon state and country law. In some states there are "invasion of privacy" rights. There are also questions about who owns the photos and whether they may have been provided with a limited license for use. It's not an easy question to answer and the bottom line is that once the pictures are out there, they can't just be pulled back as if nothing happened. Better off not having them in the first place if you ask me...