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December 11, 2013 12:33 am -05

Alleged 'Revenge Porn' Website Operator Arrested in California

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The California attorney general's office says it has arrested the operator of a "revenge porn" website that illegally posted more than 10,000 sexually explicit photographs of individuals alongside their personal identifying information without consent.

State Attorney General Kamala Harris (pictured above) announced Tuesday the arrest of 27-year-old Kevin Christopher Bollaert, of San Diego, who allegedly ran the website "ugotposted.com." Bollaert is not only charged with crimes related to posting the photos, but also extorting a total of more than $10,000 from victims wishing to have their photos removed from the site which was in operation from December 2012 until September 2013 Read more...

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