A stage hypnotist has been sentenced to eight months in prison for stealing a woman's identity and illegally downloading and selling the hacked nudes of two other women on social media.
British comedian Robert Temple, known for his hypnosis shows, was found guilty in a British court of three counts of fraud, two counts of hacking and one count of concealing criminal property.
He admitted on Monday that he hacked the Snapchat accounts of two women and downloaded their nude and topless photos, which he sold for virtual currency.
Police Detective Jonathan Naylor said: “This man is active in online forums that target women, where he hacks social media accounts at specific request and uses personal information in exchange for cryptocurrencies.'' “They had obtained explicit photographs.”
Police said Temple also stole the identity of another woman to hide his illegal transactions. He set up multiple cryptocurrency and social media accounts under the name Ellie Norman and solicited risqué photos from women hoping to profit from them.
The real Ellie Norman told multiple British media outlets that she realized she had been targeted when a police detective asked her if she was involved in cryptocurrencies.
“I have no idea where to start. But even though I haven't done anything wrong, I had a moment of panic and thought, 'Am I going to go to jail?' Ta. It was really scary,” she said. daily mail.
“Then they realized my social media and email had been hacked by Temple. It's scary to think what else he might have done with my identity and photos without my knowledge. .”
Norman said guardian Temple also allegedly contacted her using another woman's name, Emma Collins.
“Essentially, Robert Temple had created a fake Facebook profile under the name Emma Collins. He used this to recruit women to his 'modeling agency' and ask them to place him on placements.” . [explicit] Photos and videos,” Norman explained.
Although she did not send him any pictures of herself, he was shocked to realize that she had been talking to a man the whole time.
“She seemed so sweet and seemed like she really wanted to help you, so I backed off a little bit and ended up with the guy.”
