Jailed: Stroud man posted women's nude photos on Instagram and Snapchat

A 30-year-old Stroud man cried as he was sentenced to 22 months in jail for posting naked photographs of two women on social media. Jake Ede of Bath Road, Rodborough, got hold of risque and explicit photos that the women had intended only their partners to see and put them on Snapchat and Instagram, Gloucester Crown Court was told on Friday (April 16). Ede began sobbing loudly in the dock when the judge told him he would have to go straight to jail. The judge, Recorder Kate Brunner QC, told Ede: “What you did repeatedly was the worst possible use of social media. You hid behind anonymity to torment people who had trusted you. “You used social media to get into the women’s lives in a way which was terrifying for them. “They were terrified by not knowing who was trying to get at them. They felt degraded because of the sexual images that were shared on the internet. They felt threatened by your actions, which had an ongoing effect on their personal relationships.” The court was told that the first victim met Ede ten years ago and they had a brief relationship. Jake Ede In 2016, the woman began…
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