Stephen Bear raised OnlyFans fee after 'revenge porn' post, trial hears

A world TV property doubled his OnlyFans interest aft posting a "revenge porn" video, a proceedings has been told.

Stephen Bear is accused by ex-partner Georgia Harrison of uploading secretly filmed footage of them having enactment to his leafage without her consent.

She told Chelmsford Crown Court the video posting had "ruined my life".

Mr Bear, 32, of Bryony Close, Loughton, Essex, denies 1 number of voyeurism and 2 counts of disclosing private, intersexual photographs and films.

Giving grounds connected Wednesday, 27-year-old Ms Harrison, who has waived her close to anonymity, said: "After this happened I was successful the worst authorities of my life.

"I can't explicate the shame I felt. I did not privation to permission my room. Instead of apologising, helium enactment his subscription terms up from £25 to £50."

The tribunal was told Mr Bear, who appeared successful the MTV amusement Ex On The Beach, showed Ms Harrison the footage afterwards and uploaded it aboriginal that year.

Prosecutors said 273 radical paid £8.15 to ticker it.

Ms Harrison said to the tribunal she asked Mr Bear not to stock it with anyone and told him she would study him to the constabulary if helium did.

But jurors were told Mr Bear claimed to constabulary that she laughed astatine the footage.

Ms Harrison has appeared connected TV shows The Only Way Is Essex, Love Island and besides The Challenge with Mr Bear successful 2018.

Gemma Rose, defending, asked her: "You utilized the word 'revenge porn'. Are you lone saying that present due to the fact that of these charges?"

"I americium 100% assured that's what it is," replied Ms Harrison.

"It upset me. It ruined my life. I thought helium had respect for me. There was a clip erstwhile I truly did emotion him and helium took maine circular saying helium respected me, helium loved me, and astatine the clip I thought helium had a promising vocation connected tv and helium would not bash what helium did.

"But looking back, I was an implicit idiot."

Ms Harrison's mother, Nicola, besides gave evidence, and said her girl was "crying" erstwhile she phoned her the time aft being filmed.

Prosecutor Jacqueline Carey KC described to jurors the infinitesimal Mr Bear was arrested astatine Heathrow Airport, having returned from Dubai, connected 15 January 2021.

She said helium claimed not to cognize what his suitcase looked similar astatine arrivals, lone for a pinkish container with his sanction labelled connected to look connected the carousel moments later.

An serviceman statement, work by Ms Carey, accused Mr Bear of trying to forestall constabulary from recovering his mobile phone, which the tribunal was told was ne'er found.

During a constabulary interview, recounted for jurors, Mr Bear claimed Ms Harrison "laughed about" the video and said helium "put successful a bully performance".

The tribunal was told the suspect repeatedly claimed his Instagram relationship was hacked, but answered "no comment" erstwhile asked circumstantial questions.

The proceedings is owed to proceed connected Thursday.