Male model, 19, who secretly filmed himself taking teen’s virginity before sharing clip with 18 pals avoids jail
A MALE model who secretly recorded taking the virginity of a woman and shared the sick footage with his pals on Snapchat has avoided jail.
Milo James, 19, who has modelled for Nike and The North Face, has destroyed the victim's life after using his mobile phone to video the encounter.
The victim had believed that she was in a new and “loving” relationship, a judge said, when the victim agreed to go back to James' home after a party.
But James from Congleton, Cheshire, betrayed that trust in a "truly disgraceful" act and sent a 12 second clip to 18 friends via Snapchat.
The woman, who cannot be named, was so devastated at discovering what happened she dropped out of a college degree and is afraid to be seen in public.
She no longer goes out to pubs and clubs in case she sees James or his friends and anyone who may have seen the video - she also lives in fear that the video might continue to be shared online.
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Chester Crown Court heard the woman saw James with the mobile phone during sex, but the twisted model denied filming her.
The woman discovered that James had indeed taken a video when a friend called saying her boyfriend had been sent it.
Prosecutor Peter Hussey said the victim went to the defendant's house, but cowardly James refused to leave it and talk to her.
Through a phone call, the model said he had shown a few people the video and deleted it, but denied having sent it to anyone.
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Hussey said: ''That too was a lie. When he was arrested, the phone was reviewed and checked and the 12 second clip was recovered. It had been sent over a period of 12 hours, 1.30 am to 1.20pm to around 18 others.''
Judge Steven Everett told James at sentencing: “She trusted you and you totally betrayed that trust. She had never had sex before.
“It is clear that she did not know what you were going to do and it is certainly clear that she would never have agreed to you disclosing those images.
“What is meant to be, dare I say it, a private and loving act turned out to be just a horrible experience for her.
“You compounded that by then bragging to your mates sending out those images, to every one of them, up to 18 people, on social media.
"You have no idea how many passed on the images to others."
Judge Everett said the woman would go the rest of her life wondering if the images were continuing to spread online.
"She felt embarrassment and shame and it overwhelmingly affected her studies. She struggled to get a job. She got distressed, upset, she could not concentrate.
“That devastation that she felt as a result of your truly mean and selfish act cannot be calculated."
James pleaded guilty to disclosing private sexual photographs or film with the intent of causing distress at the Chester Crown Court.
He faced a maximum of 18 months jail, but was only sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for two years.
James was also ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work, 30 days of rehabilitation activity and a four month 7pm to 6am curfew.
Judge Everett added: “You have escaped custody by the skin of your teeth.
"This has passed the custody threshold but I keep in mind your immaturity, naivety, and age.
"You are not regarded as a lost cause. I have just about come to the conclusion you are a realistic prospect of rehabilitation."
Hussey added: “The fact it was her birthday will stay with her forever. It will be remembered when she celebrates any birthday and wipes out all the good memories of her birthday.
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“She feels extremely emotional and a lot of anger about what happened and why he came to do this to her when it seemed that it was the beginning of a relationship.
''She also felt it unfair that she had to go through the process of having to bring someone to justice as a result of what he had done to her. She was unable to sleep, it affected her psychology, it affected members of the family. ''
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