A man from Stoke-on-Trent who shared intimate and private images of a woman which had been taken nearly two decades ago has been jailed.

Mark Harrison appeared at Chester Crown Court on Monday 22 April after previously pleading guilty to the offences.

The 41-year-old, of Heysham Close, Weston Coyney, was jailed for 27 months for stalking involving serious distress, and distributing private images with intent to cause distress.

The Cheshire East victim in this case was made aware from third parties that there were intimate photographs of her on various websites.

Mark Harrison appeared at Chester Crown Court on Monday 22 April (Wiki Commons).

This extended to the photographs being posted on social media from fake accounts made in both the victim's name and false names. These were also shared with the victim's friends and family, as well as on local social media pages. 

Checks were completed against two of the offending social media profiles, which showed that they were created and used at Harrison's home address.

He was subsequently arrested in August 2022 and officers located the images on his devices, along with web searches for the victim's name.

Harrison was later charged with the offences.

On top of his 27-month sentence, he was issued with a 15-year restraining order and his electronic devices and digital storage will be destroyed.

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