Posting intimate photos was insidious and shocking attack on young woman, says judge

Garda Paraic Moran, prosecuting, told the hearing the victim wanted O’Connor publicly identified while asking to remain anonymous herself

Joseph O'Connor outside Galway Court. Picture: Hany Marzouk

A jilted boyfriend who posted intimate photos of his former partner to pornographic websites along with links to her social media accounts, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for what a judge described as “an insidious and shocking way of getting back at her” for ending their year-long relationship.

Judge Mary Fahy said the victim would have been viewed as “a piece of meat” on the websites and people would make degrading comments about her.