06 November 2023 , 17:15
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A mum who planned a revenge porn plot against her ex-boyfriend’s new lover leaked explicit photos on WhatsApp before the images were later plastered on lampposts across her victim’s neighbourhood.
Mikayla Fox, 34, admitted she shared the image online ‘out of frustration’ but denied posting the nude photo up in public. The dental nurse left her victim feeling ‘horrendous’ and unable to sleep after she leaked the photo. She even texted the image to her ex, writing: “Send this to ya bird. If she ever rings me giving sh*t about not being about to have kids again I will be posting them everywhere.”
At Tameside magistrates court Fox of Chadderton, Oldham, faced three months in jail under sentencing guidelines after she pleaded guilty to disclosing private sexual photographs or films with intent to cause distress. But she escaped with eight weeks in prison, suspended for two years as her children would be ‘significantly harmed’ if she went to jail. The court accepted her explanation that someone else had plastered the intimate pictures around the area.
Fox, pictured leaving court, showed remorse for her behaviour (Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd)Miss Kat Smallwood, prosecuting, said: "On August 28, a naked image of the victim was sent to a mutual third party on WhatsApp along with a message. The image was later printed and posted on telephone posts and street lamp posts in the local area and obviously it had a huge impact on the victim. She says she had sleepless nights and and was afraid to return to work after being on annual leave in case her boss was sent a copy of the image. She was worried that Fox would do something else.”
Whilst her lawyer Chris Squibbs said: "The guilty plea was entered purely on the basis that she simply forwarded an image that she had been given by a third party. It was not forwarded to the complainant herself but to a guy who she had a relationship with. Somehow it found its way into the wider domain and on to certain street furniture in the locality. She does not accept having had anything whatsoever to do with this - and she should not be sentenced for that… The references show this was well out of character born out of a sheer moment of madness.”
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As well as the suspended sentence, Fox was also ordered to complete 10 days of rehabilitation with the probation service. She was also made to pay £239 in costs and victim surcharge.