A Fife man threatened to post intimates photographs online of a woman who broke up with him after a short-lived relationship.
Blairhall man James French, 47, appeared in the dock at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court to admit the revenge porn offence.
Fiscal depute Catherine Stevenson told the court French and the woman were in a relationship for just eight weeks late last year.
The woman ended their fling in December.
They had shared “sexually explicit” photographs and three days after the breakup, French sent one to her on WhatsApp.
French, of Fleming Crescent, messaged her: “I’ll put it on the internet.”
He sent another photo, which the woman did not recall sending but believed was a screenshot from an intimate video.
She asked him to leave her alone.
Threatening messages
The following day, she messaged French to say she would contact police if he shared the images.
He replied: “Don’t f*** me over and I won’t.”
When he was arrested, he told police: “Sorry, I didn’t know it caused this much trouble.”
He pled guilty to threatening to disclose the intimate images while intending to cause, or being reckless to whether he would cause the woman to suffer fear, alarm and distress.
Sheriff Timothy Niven-Smith opted not to place French on the Sex Offenders Register and deferred sentencing until March 3.
He said background reports would be needed to inform his sentencing options, given the “serious nature” of the offending.
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