

Laws crafted to punish those who share nonconsensual pornography have numerous weaknesses, especially when the offense stretches across international borders. While some social media and messaging platforms have taken steps in recent years to limit the spread of revenge porn, also known as nonconsensual pornography or the sharing of nonconsensual intimate images, the problem continues to find new breeding ground in the internet’s shadows, like on Telegram. She and Sarah would seek justice to the fullest extent of the law, eventually leading to Gabriel seeing his day in court. Then came anger, and the desire to do something - really do something. Over the next few weeks, Victoria stopped eating. Credit: Mashable Composite: Elvie Mae parian screenshot: Victoria and sarahĪs Victoria scrolled, she felt waves of shock and disgust shoot through her body. The first of many messages from a stranger. The women were on opposite sides of the globe, but they say they are both victims of one man’s devastating betrayals. Gabriel appeared to be sharing pictures and videos of Sarah that she never knew he had captured in the first place. Sarah informed Victoria that she’d seen intimate pictures of Victoria - pictures that Victoria had taken for Gabriel’s eyes only - posted by a username that matched Gabriel’s phone number. The two women had something in common: They had both dated a man named Gabriel, and he had been allegedly sharing their intimate photos and videos on the messaging app Telegram, via private groups called “Paradise” and “The Secret Place.” The Secret Place had roughly 75 members. In June, Victoria opened Instagram to find a message from Sarah, a 21-year-old woman in Manila.

She was cooking more, working with a therapist to help build a strong relationship with her boyfriend, taking bike rides.

Victoria, a 27-year-old Filipino makeup artist living in New York City, spent the first few months of quarantine honing what she called a healthy routine.
