Depraved stalker jailed for revenge porn branded 'high risk' to partners

A depraved Sunderland stalker has been jailed for sending intimate images of his former girlfriend to her brother and two of her friends in a vile harassment campaign.

- by Gareth Crickmer

David Scott, 41, branded as 'high risk' to partners, is starting 14 months behind bars for offences a prosecutor said were designed to maximise humiliation and distress.

Cocaine abuser Scott, of Tintern Street, Bishopwearmouth, sent the photos via mobile phone messaging services last November, a court heard.

The bearded offender ensured the woman could be identified by homing in on a distinctive tattoo.

Her shocked sibling opened one image and was sent another 15 which he blanked away-and some were sent to a male and a female friend.

Prosecutor Paige Sparks said Scott even messaged the woman in which he appeared to threaten to disclose the images to her children.

In a victim statement, his ex-partner said her life had been turned upside down by his incessant stalking.