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HOUSTON — A Harris County woman was awarded over a billion dollars in an image-based sexual abuse case, otherwise known as "revenge porn."
The woman and her attorneys said she has been harassed for years by an ex-boyfriend who put sexually explicit images of her on the internet without her consent.
This $1.2 billion dollar verdict is a huge victory for the woman who told KHOU 11 that she had lived her life in fear.
"It's been about 2 years or 3 years. It's been painful and scary," said the woman who has asked us to keep her identity hidden.
The woman dated Jamal Jackson Marques for 4 years but once she broke up with him in 2020, that is when she says the harassment began.
"Taken nonconsensual photographs, video and audio of her intimate moments, and following the breakup, decided to publish the materials online," said attorney Bradford J. Gilde.
He would publish those images and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, and even Pornhub, her attorney said. He would even email her family, friends and coworkers.
He also went as far as to log into her surveillance cameras and watch her at her mother's house, the woman's attorneys said. He would hack into her Zoom and publish the material during her meetings.
She says he even sent her a threatening message, letting her know she would spend the rest of her life wiping herself clean from the internet.
"His purpose is to ruin her," said Gilde.
Attorneys said they filed the lawsuit 16 months ago and we're very pleased with the verdict.
"It was about sending a message to the world," said attorney Jacob Schiffer. "Do not mess with Texas and do not mess with Texas women."
Although Jane Doe might never get that money from Jamal Jackson Marques, she and her attorneys hope this sets a precedent for other cases like hers in the future.
"I feel like I have been holding my breath for 3 years," the woman said.
The woman's attorneys say Jackson was never in court but was served with all of the court documents. Attorneys said during the trial, they had asked the jury for $1 billion dollars but they came back and awarded the victim more money.
Court documents, as well as remarks by her attorney to ABC 13, showed that Jackson went to great lengths to share the private material, creating fake profiles on platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
He would then send messages and emails containing hyperlink URLs to Jane Doe's friends, family, and coworkers, according to court documents.
Jackson also created a public website with a Dropbox folder attached, which contained intimate images, court documents said, along with a page impersonating her on Pornhub, an attorney told KHOU 11.
Additionally, Jackson tagged the social media accounts of Jane Doe's workplace and gym on social media, directing them to links containing the photos and videos, according to court documents.
"His purpose is to ruin her," the woman's attorney, Gilde, said, per KHOU 11.
Adding to the torment, Jackson gained unauthorized access to Jane Doe's bank account, using her money to cover his own rent, while further subjecting her to relentless calls and messages from concealed phone numbers, according to court documents.
Texas made it a felony to share intimate photos or videos of someone without their consent in 2015, with the law updated in 2019 to include the intention of harming the person.
The case went to a jury last week, which took just 30 minutes to reach their verdict, ABC 13 reported.
Jane Doe was awarded $1.2 billion, more than the $1 billion her attorneys had asked for, but it is unlikely she will receive anywhere near that much
Regardless, her attorney Jacob Schiffer told KHOU 11 that the ruling sends a powerful message: "Do not mess with Texas and do not mess with Texas women."
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Author's note: I agree, because I am married to one of those wonderful Texas women. Even I know, not to mess with a Texas woman. They never quit. In full disclosure, my "Virginia Blue Ridge mountain boy" father, married a Texas woman, too. LOL, she was my mother. Dadgum, don't mess with any Texan, because they took many lumps at the Alamo, a few weeks later at historic San Jacinto, they avenged their deceased fellow Texans well.
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Texas woman awarded $1.2 billion in 'revenge porn' lawsuit | khou.com
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Woman awarded $1.2 billion in revenge-porn case after her ex created a fake PornHub profile to share explicit photos with friends, family, and colleagues
The woman and her attorneys said she has been harassed for years by an ex-boyfriend who put sexually explicit images of her on the internet without her consent.
This $1.2 billion dollar verdict is a huge victory for the woman who told KHOU 11 that she had lived her life in fear.
"It's been about 2 years or 3 years. It's been painful and scary," said the woman who has asked us to keep her identity hidden.
The woman dated Jamal Jackson Marques for 4 years but once she broke up with him in 2020, that is when she says the harassment began.
"Taken nonconsensual photographs, video and audio of her intimate moments, and following the breakup, decided to publish the materials online," said attorney Bradford J. Gilde.
He would publish those images and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, and even Pornhub, her attorney said. He would even email her family, friends and coworkers.
He also went as far as to log into her surveillance cameras and watch her at her mother's house, the woman's attorneys said. He would hack into her Zoom and publish the material during her meetings.
She says he even sent her a threatening message, letting her know she would spend the rest of her life wiping herself clean from the internet.
"His purpose is to ruin her," said Gilde.
Attorneys said they filed the lawsuit 16 months ago and we're very pleased with the verdict.
"It was about sending a message to the world," said attorney Jacob Schiffer. "Do not mess with Texas and do not mess with Texas women."
Although Jane Doe might never get that money from Jamal Jackson Marques, she and her attorneys hope this sets a precedent for other cases like hers in the future.
"I feel like I have been holding my breath for 3 years," the woman said.
The woman's attorneys say Jackson was never in court but was served with all of the court documents. Attorneys said during the trial, they had asked the jury for $1 billion dollars but they came back and awarded the victim more money.
Court documents, as well as remarks by her attorney to ABC 13, showed that Jackson went to great lengths to share the private material, creating fake profiles on platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
He would then send messages and emails containing hyperlink URLs to Jane Doe's friends, family, and coworkers, according to court documents.
Jackson also created a public website with a Dropbox folder attached, which contained intimate images, court documents said, along with a page impersonating her on Pornhub, an attorney told KHOU 11.
Additionally, Jackson tagged the social media accounts of Jane Doe's workplace and gym on social media, directing them to links containing the photos and videos, according to court documents.
"His purpose is to ruin her," the woman's attorney, Gilde, said, per KHOU 11.
Adding to the torment, Jackson gained unauthorized access to Jane Doe's bank account, using her money to cover his own rent, while further subjecting her to relentless calls and messages from concealed phone numbers, according to court documents.
Texas made it a felony to share intimate photos or videos of someone without their consent in 2015, with the law updated in 2019 to include the intention of harming the person.
The case went to a jury last week, which took just 30 minutes to reach their verdict, ABC 13 reported.
Jane Doe was awarded $1.2 billion, more than the $1 billion her attorneys had asked for, but it is unlikely she will receive anywhere near that much
Regardless, her attorney Jacob Schiffer told KHOU 11 that the ruling sends a powerful message: "Do not mess with Texas and do not mess with Texas women."
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Author's note: I agree, because I am married to one of those wonderful Texas women. Even I know, not to mess with a Texas woman. They never quit. In full disclosure, my "Virginia Blue Ridge mountain boy" father, married a Texas woman, too. LOL, she was my mother. Dadgum, don't mess with any Texan, because they took many lumps at the Alamo, a few weeks later at historic San Jacinto, they avenged their deceased fellow Texans well.
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Texas woman awarded $1.2 billion in 'revenge porn' lawsuit | khou.com
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Woman awarded $1.2 billion in revenge-porn case after her ex created a fake PornHub profile to share explicit photos with friends, family, and colleagues
