A woman who had intimate images of her posted on social media by a former lover told the Greymouth District Court it had ruined her life. A 32-year-old Greymouth man was last week sentenced to six months’ community detention for the offending, under the Harmful Digital Communications Act. Their relationship revolved around the mutual sending of intimate images and messages to one another. The abuse of trust that should exist between people who had been in an intimate relationship was an aggravating factor. An end sentence of eight months was reached, which was converted to six months’ community detention.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 21, 2026 04:01 UTC