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CT Man Used 'Revenge Porn' To Victimize Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say CT Man Used 'Revenge Porn' To Victimize Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say
CT Man Used 'Revenge Porn' To Victimize Ex-Girlfriend, Police Say A Connecticut man has been arrested on a warrant for his involvement in "revenge porn" to victimize an ex-girlfriend. Tolland County resident Brian Swearengin, age 43, of Bolton, turned himself in on an arrest warrant in Hartford County to Manchester Police on Wednesday, March 15. The investigation began in January after the victim reported that Swearengin secretly recorded intimate encounters while they were in a relationship, said Lt. Ryan Shea of the Manchester Police. The relationship reportedly ended in December 2022. In the weeks following the break-up, Swearengin used ima…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Wolcott Activist, March To End Revenge Porn Founder Receives International Recognition Wolcott Activist, March To End Revenge Porn Founder Receives International Recognition
Wolcott Activist, March To End Revenge Porn Founder Receives International Recognition A Wolcott activist who organized a movement against revenge porn, the practice of posting images and videos of a sexual nature without the subject's knowledge on the internet, has been awarded $10,000 toward their non-profit through L'Oreal Paris's Women of Worth initiative. Leah Juliett, who uses singular "they" pronouns, founded March Against Revenge Porn in August of 2016 after they found themselves victimized by the practice in high school. They have since been featured on CNN, BBC, BuzzFeed, MTV, Teen Vogue, Sky News, Daily Mail, CTV, New Day Show and TED.  "This year has giv…

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by Christina Coulter