Q: I am a professional female living in CT. my ex's current female friend stole a 5 yr old explicit video from his phone
she sent the video to me from his phone with the phrase "don't play with me" I am now fearful that she might post this explicit video online. I contacted my ex and he had no knowledge of the video being taken from his phone and swore he would never post or share it per our agreement when i agreed to give it to him, and all this time the video has remained unseen until this female took possession of it from his phone without his consent.
I would like to know what course of action I can take to be proactive in keeping this situation from escalation. I would like to prevent the situation from becoming a case for court if there is something I can do now.
A: If it does become a court case, perhaps it would fall under Invasion of Privacy. You might let her know that there would be legal consequences to her if she were to post this video and that you would have no hesitation in taking legal action.
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