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Old 04-09-2009, 09:40 AM
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
I was in a relationship a couple of years ago and we would exchange private photos with each other. They were never transmitted online but rather by CD.
I have recently heard that someone emailed photos of me to him and his wife! Since the photos were only in his possession, he obviously SHARED them with friends, whoever. I found out through the grapevine about it and he will not give me the email address to get to the bottom of it. Worse yet, he has made it look as if I sent them and I am fatally attracted. Is there any way I can compel him to give me the source of the photos? I am afraid whoever has them will use them against me. I am about to become a CPA and I am well known in my community. Is there anything I can do legally to make him turn over the email address from which they were sent? I have threatened legal action but he will not comply. HELP!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:05 AM
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I do not see any way that you can legally force your former friend to disclose the information you are seeking.

The problem with sharing personal, private and confidential information with someone is that you must trust that the person you are sharing this information with is trustworthy and will keep the information to himself.

It appears your friend wasn't especially trustworthy.

If the photos are published online or otherwise disclosed to others publicly, you may have an invasion of privacy action you could pursue.

By the way, your friend may have emailed the photos to himself, to make his wife jealous. . . .
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:09 AM
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This may very well be one of those cases where we'd need to see a sample photograph (without the man in it) to accurately determine potential avenues of legal recourse.
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Leave it to the attorneys here, to want to view the evidence before offering their advice.
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:47 AM
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The photos only were of me that I took for him. He nor anyone else but me in all my glory in the pics. Yes, it is obvious you must have trust but that was then and this is now. Thought I was being careful not emailing them or posting them online! I would share the evidence (NOT) if I had them!!! Please give some kind of threat I can give this scum!!
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Old 04-09-2009, 10:51 AM
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Isn't it considered defamation of character if he is getting out of it by telling everyone I am fatally attracted to him? It is a completely untrue statement and could damage my reputation big time. Sooooo glad we never made a video!!
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Old 04-09-2009, 12:07 PM
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It would not be a strong defamation action, by any means, but yes, it would be defamatory for him to say to others that you had a "fatal attraction" to him if you do not - mostly because if he uses the words "fatal attraction" that phrase now implies a mental instability à la the Glenn Close character in the film "Fatal Attraction." People might envision you boiling the family cat.

But, again, this is not a legal action that you could pursue with much guarantee of success, or one that would be worth the money it takes to pursue it, especially since you have no idea who sent the photos to him. He may legitimately believe it was you, which would make his comments understandable and, therefore, defenseable. If you discover he sent them to himself, you would have, perhaps, a better cause of action.

Until you can demonstrate sufficiently that your reputation has been injured by his comments (not just "could" be injured), I think you must just chalk this up to a learning experience.

Never share naked photos of yourself with anyone unless Playboy is paying you big bucks for them and you decide that money is worth more than your dignity.
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Old 04-09-2009, 12:09 PM
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Sooooo glad we never made a video!!
As are we!!!!!
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Old 04-09-2009, 12:09 PM
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Or unless an anonymous stranger asks you to send them on a legal advice website.
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Old 04-09-2009, 12:16 PM
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Ha. I forgot that exception.
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Old 04-09-2009, 01:30 PM
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Hey, is this a legal forum or a comedy club. lol Yes, chalk it up to experience! I never said I was nude, in fact, I was not. Doesn't make them any more appropriate though, trust me! Could be worse I guess. Seems like these days these kind of pics could help me not hurt. I was very pleased with them....very artistic.
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Old 04-09-2009, 01:43 PM
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Artistic photos are nice, but I think you just lost YAG's attention.
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Old 04-09-2009, 01:48 PM
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Artistic photos are nice, but I think you just lost YAG's attention.
Not at all - after all, the devil is in the details. Still patiently waiting for a sample.


PS: It's a legal advice site. The comedy is this week's free bonus.
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Old 04-09-2009, 03:03 PM
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Thanks for adding some much needed levity to my 12 hour days preparing tax returns. It is burn out time at this point. If nothing else, it was very therapeutic to talk about it with you! Not exactly ****tail party conversation....
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Old 04-09-2009, 03:05 PM
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OMG, I just looked at my post and they ****out c o c k!!! It must be me.....lol
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