My best friend’s ex is threatening to post her nude photos online
DEAR DEIDRE: MY best friend’s ex is threatening to post her nude photos online if she doesn’t pay up.
It’s fair to say I was never his biggest fan, but I could never have imagined he would do something like this.
I’m 27, she’s 26 and we’ve been friends since kids. She and her ex-boyfriend were together for two years before they had a nasty break-up two months ago.
She hadn’t heard from him at all until she received a vicious text message from him last week.
At first, she didn’t want to tell me, but when I saw a text on her phone she told me what had been going on.
It turns out he has been demanding £1,000 from her, and has said if he doesn’t receive it he’ll post all of her naked pictures online.
I’ve tried everything I can to convince her to stand up to him and call the police, but she keeps refusing out of fear. I can tell she’s considering paying him.
All I want to do is help, but I feel completely powerless.
What can I do?
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DEIDRE SAYS: This is revenge porn and it’s illegal.