A Northern California man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for operating the Internet’s best-known ‘revenge porn’ website.
Hunter Moore, 29, of Woodland, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dolly M. Gee for hiring another man to hack into e-mail accounts to steal nude photos that were later posted on his website.
Moore operated the now-defunct isanyoneup.com, where he posted, among other things, nude or sexually explicit photos of victims. The pictures were submitted by individuals, without the victim’s permission, for purposes of revenge, Moore admitted in court.
To obtain more photos for the website, Moore instructed Charles Evens, 26, of Studio City, California, to gain unauthorized access to Google e-mail accounts, according to Moore’s plea agreement. Moore sent payments to Evens in exchange for nude photos unlawfully obtained from the victims’ accounts.
Moore then posted the illegally obtained photos on his website, without the victims’ consent, he admitted in the plea agreement. The plea agreement discusses one specific incident in late 2011 when Moore sent an email to Evens that stated Moore would like as many nude pictures from hacked e-mail accounts as possible.
In addition to the prison term, which Moore was ordered to begin serving by January 22, Judge Gee ordered the defendant to pay a $2,000 fine. Moore pleaded guilty in February to one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information for purposes of private financial gain and one count of aggravated identity theft.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Moore’s website was a hub for individuals seeking revenge against their ex-partners, and it’s reported that hundreds of victims had their nude photos posted on the site without their consent.
Moore’s actions have been deemed ‘particularly reprehensible’ by the court, and his sentence reflects the severity of his crimes. This case serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of hacking and posting explicit content without consent.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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