A UK court has found reality TV star Stephen Bear guilty of sharing private sex photos and videos and sentenced him to 21 months in prison.
Chelmsford Assize Court found Stephen Bear guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, following CCTV footage showed him doing the love with his girlfriend at the time, the star of Love Island Georgia Harrison, were uploaded to the OnlyFans site.
Stephen Bear vs Georgia Harrison
Stephen Bear is a former candidate for Ex on the Beach and a winner of Celebrity Big Brother. Georgia Harrison, who is also known for her appearances in The Only Way Is Essex et Olivia Meets Her Matchwaived his right to anonymity for the trial.
The sex was consensual and took place in August 2020, but Harrison had no idea it was being filmed, the court heard. She later learned that the video was circulating online. The court also issued a restraining order barring Bear from contacting Harrison for the next five years. He is required to sign the sex offender register. Harrison described the experience as her “worst nightmare” and said she “felt physically sick”.
“As if the pain of having to know that all my friends, younger siblings, parents, family and colleagues past and present knew regarding it wasn’t enough, I had to face the fact that he ridicules me on social media,” Harrison told the court.
Judge Christopher Morgan told Bear: “You intended to maximize the distress and humiliation of Georgia Harrison. This is evidenced by the continued availability of the video following Georgia asked you to remove it. By making it available on your OnlyFans site, the video has circulated widely and publicly.”
