Reality TV star jailed for sharing sex video of former girlfriend without consent

The reality TV personality Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sharing a private video of him having sex with his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison , in a judgment confirming that sharing intimate images without consent is a serious crime.

- Rachel Hall and agency

Bear was also ordered to sign the sex offender register and given a restraining order not to contact Harrison for five years. He will have notification requirements to keep police updated with his address and whereabouts for 10 years.

Bear, 33, and Harrison, a fellow reality TV personality, were captured having sex on CCTV cameras in his garden in Loughton, Essex, in August 2020. Harrison, who waived her right to anonymity, told Chelmsford crown court she did not know they were being filmed and had told Bear not to share the footage. But she said he went on to share it on WhatsApp and online. Bear claimed he deleted the footage that day and had not shared it with anybody other than Harrison.

In December, a jury found him guilty of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. He was also found guilty of voyeurism by a majority verdict of 10 jurors to two.