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CTV News
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- Lifestyle
- CTV News
B.C. woman's sextortion claim dismissed after image found to be lookalike
The Reddit app icon is seen on a smartphone in a Feb. 28, 2023, file image. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) A damages claim from a B.C. woman allegedly targeted in a sextortion attempt has been dismissed – after the purported blackmail material turned out to depict a lookalike, of sorts. The woman told the province's Civil Resolution Tribunal her ex-boyfriend tried coercing her into having sex with him by threatening to share a compromising image of her if she refused. The image features two people 'engaged in sexual intercourse' but does not show their faces, according to the tribunal's decision, which was published online this week. The decision does not name the woman or her ex, for privacy reasons. The woman sought $5,000 in damages under B.C.'s Intimate Images Protection Act (IIPA), but the case fell apart after the ex-boyfriend revealed the picture was not actually her. 'Instead, he said it was a screenshot of a couple from an adult film on Reddit,' tribunal member Megan Stewart wrote, in her June 3 decision. The claimant accepted that was the case – despite seeing a 'strong resemblance' between the body of the woman in the image and her own – after she was able to track down the original video. But she continued to pursue damages against her ex-boyfriend over the allegation he had tried 'forcing her to meet him for sex,' according to the decision. Stewart ultimately dismissed the claim, noting that for a case like hers to be successful under the IIPA, the law is clear that the image must 'depict' the victim – which the tribunal member said she 'had trouble concluding' in these circumstances. 'While (the woman) initially said she was certain the image was of her because of an identifying birthmark, she later acknowledged it was not,' Stewart wrote. The tribunal member added there was no 'suggestion or evidence' that the ex-boyfriend had altered the image to make it resemble the woman, or shared it anywhere while falsely representing it as her.
Associated Press
29-05-2025
- General
- Associated Press
Ex-Pennsylvania judge gets prison term for shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend as he slept
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former magistrate judge in Pennsylvania convicted of shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend in the head as he slept has been sentenced to 13 1/2 to 30 years in prison. Sonya McKnight was convicted last month on attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges. She resigned her post during Wednesday's hearing, where the judge told her she was 'totally without remorse' for the shooting. McKnight has maintained her innocence, and her attorney said an appeal is ongoing. The shooting occurred in February 2024 at the boyfriend's home. McKnight had lived there, but the man repeatedly asked her to leave when their relationship ended, authorities said. Prosecutors argued at trial that McKnight was a jealous partner who 'didn't like' that she had been asked to leave, but her attorney said the ex-boyfriend couldn't identify the shooter. The ex-boyfriend testified that he couldn't see after the shooting, but that McKnight was the only other person in the home at the time. The jury deliberated for two hours before convicting McKnight on both counts she faced. McKnight, who was elected judge in Dauphin County in 2015, had been suspended without pay in mid-November 2023 after the Court of Judicial Discipline, which handles misconduct allegations against judges, said she violated judicial probations from a previous case regarding a 2020 traffic stop involving her son. She was acquitted of criminal charges in that matter. Local outlets reported she also shot and wounded her estranged husband in 2019. Prosecutors didn't charge her, citing self-defense.
The Independent
29-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Ex-Pennsylvania judge gets prison term for shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend as he slept
A former magistrate judge in Pennsylvania convicted of shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend in the head as he slept has been sentenced to 13 1/2 to 30 years in prison. Sonya McKnight was convicted last month on attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges. She resigned her post during Wednesday's hearing, where the judge told her she was 'totally without remorse' for the shooting. McKnight has maintained her innocence, and her attorney said an appeal is ongoing. The shooting occurred in February 2024 at the boyfriend's home. McKnight had lived there, but the man repeatedly asked her to leave when their relationship ended, authorities said. Prosecutors argued at trial that McKnight was a jealous partner who 'didn't like' that she had been asked to leave, but her attorney said the ex-boyfriend couldn't identify the shooter. The ex-boyfriend testified that he couldn't see after the shooting, but that McKnight was the only other person in the home at the time. The jury deliberated for two hours before convicting McKnight on both counts she faced. McKnight, who was elected judge in Dauphin County in 2015, had been suspended without pay in mid-November 2023 after the Court of Judicial Discipline, which handles misconduct allegations against judges, said she violated judicial probations from a previous case regarding a 2020 traffic stop involving her son. She was acquitted of criminal charges in that matter. Local outlets reported she also shot and wounded her estranged husband in 2019. Prosecutors didn't charge her, citing self-defense.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sherri Papini case: Perez Hilton discusses new narrative
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton joins NewsNation to discuss the Sherri Papini case. In 2016, Papini vanished during a jog, sparking national headlines. She reappeared weeks later, claiming she'd been kidnapped by two Hispanic women — beaten, zip-tied and branded. Years later, the truth unraveled: Papini had run off to be with an ex-boyfriend and faked her abduction. She was sentenced to over a year in federal prison. Now out, she's once again claiming in a new docuseries that she was kidnapped, but by the boyfriend, not strangers. The man denies it, passed a polygraph and calls her a liar. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
18-05-2025
- CBS News
Dearborn police looking for male "considered to be armed and dangerous" after shooting
3 Center Line students charged in gun incident; chances for severe weather; and more top stories 3 Center Line students charged in gun incident; chances for severe weather; and more top stories 3 Center Line students charged in gun incident; chances for severe weather; and more top stories Police in Dearborn, Michigan, are looking for a male who is "considered to be armed and dangerous" after two people were shot on Sunday morning, officials say. Officers were called to the 4100 block of Weddell Street shortly after 10:30 a.m. for reports of shots fired. Responding law enforcement found a man and a woman who had been shot. CBS News Detroit The conditions of the two people shot weren't immediately known. Police say investigators are looking for a Black male who left the scene in a white Ford F-150. According to officials, he may be the woman's ex-boyfriend. Anyone who may know his whereabouts is asked to call the Dearborn Heights Police Department at 313-277-6770.
