The damages were based on her depression, anxiety and panic attacks after she found out the video has been posted online. TORONTO — The six-figure award in a case widely heralded as Canada’s first successful civil suit against “revenge porn” could be tossed out. This is not a case where the defendant hacked into her computer, found the video and posted it online,” the factum says. Instead, N.D. is asking for a second chance to fight his case, one as seen a landmark victory for lawsuits involving “revenge porn,” the non-consensual posting of sexual images online after a relationship ends. N.D.’s lawyer, Dhiren Chohan, is arguing his client was denied access to justice because he couldn’t afford a lawyer and the precedent-setting nature of the case requires a full defence.

Source: National Post July 26, 2016 21:56 UTC