Snapchat creep used dark web hack to steal nudes of woman and send to her fiancé

2023-01-13

A Snapchat creep has used a dark web hack to steal the nudes of a woman and subsequently send them to her fiancé.

Robert Leary, 27, is said to have harassed his unnamed victim for three months on the social media app, with the victim hoping that "no other woman will go through this horrendous experience".

The unnamed victim found herself harassed and intimidated by the 27-year-old, who she believed to be her friend, LiverpoolEcho reported.

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From December 2021, the woman received threatening and sexually explicit messages from a contact who managed to hack into her Snapchat account and download private images of her, which he sent to her fiancé, a court has heard.

A statement read out at Sefton Magistrates Court on behalf of the victim said: "The conversation started with them sending me an image of myself partially naked. My heart dropped.

"I could not understand how this stranger had these private pictures of me, especially as these had never been sent to anyone.

"This disbelief quickly turned to panic, I then received more messages containing compliments, further pictures of myself and requests to send more pictures to this stranger.

"This series of incidents induced intense anxiety and worry, I felt embarrassed, disgusted and alone. I felt sick at the thought a stranger had somehow accessed private images of me. I felt violated, my privacy had been invaded and my body sexualised by a stranger."

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A week on from the initial hack, and her fiancé was sent the nude photos along with a message which read: "Do you know her?".

The victim statement added: "I was sent images of a penis on two separate occasions, from two different accounts, with vulgar and suggestive comments following these pictures. This made me feel like a sexual object, disgusting and degraded."

Leary is said to have accessed the dark web to repeatedly gain access to his victim's account, and has since pleaded guilty to computer misuse, harassment and sending indecent images.

He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months as well as 25 rehabilitation days, 12 sessions with the mental health authority and 40 hours of unpaid work.

Claire Roach, defending, said: "He found himself in a very dark place and he's not only destroyed his own life but that of the complainant as well. He wants her to know how remorseful and ashamed and sorry he is."

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