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Harry Fletcher
Mar 03, 2023
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Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after being found guilty of sharing a sextape of his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison on OnlyFans.
The court was told that the former Celebrity Big Brother star posted a video on his OnlyFans account and made more than £2,000 from airing the footage.
The video showed Bear and Harrison having sex on CCTV cameras in Bear’s garden on 2 August, 2020. The prosecution told an earlier trial that the sex at Bear‘s home in Loughton, Essex, was consensual but that Ms Harrison, who has waived her right to anonymity, did not know that they were being recorded.
Harrison said that when Bear showed her the footage she told him “never to send” it to anyone and “made it plain how upset she would be if he did”, the prosecutor said.
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Bear denied all charges and claimed at trial that he deleted the footage that day and had shared it with no-one other than Ms Harrison.
Bear was sentenced on Friday (March 3)Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images
He was found guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court of voyeurism and of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.
Speaking after the verdict had been delivered, Harrison said she was “happy and relieved”, adding: “Today’s sentence is a vindication of what I’ve been put through.”
Social media users were quick to react to the news of the sentencing.
\u201cLove to see these female journalists circling and trapping the bear. #stephenbear \n\nhttps://t.co/PETdAHobls\u201d— Charlotte Crisp (@Charlotte Crisp) 1677851019
\u201cAndrew Tate and Stephen Bear both in prison\u201d— Grace (@Grace) 1677852984
\u201cWhen the cell doors get closed for the first time & Stephen Bear realises it\u2019s not a joke \u201d— Tom (@Tom) 1677855088
\u201cReflecting on Stephen Bear\u2019s sentencing I am glad Georgia Harrison has got the justice she deserves and I hope she knows how her bravery will help other victims \n\nThis case has shown why consent is so important and how damaging victim blaming and rape culture is to our society\u201d— Nicky Brennan (@Nicky Brennan) 1677850180
\u201cNo More Stephen Bear on the TL for nearly 2 years\u201d— Will (@Will) 1677849857
\u201cStephen Bear is going to prison! Happy Friday everyone!\u201d— Soph \ud83e\udd0d (@Soph \ud83e\udd0d) 1677849222
\u201cStephen Bear has arrived, refusing to answer media questions or apologise for his actions. He took selfies and sang to one reporter.\n\nHe continues to claim he didn\u2019t get a fair trial.\u201d— Ellis Whitehouse (@Ellis Whitehouse) 1677843308
\u201c\u201cStephen Bear has been jailed for 21 months for his crimes against Georgia Harrison\u201d\u201d— \u1d1b\u1d00s\u029c\u1d00 \u029f\u1d0f\u1d1c\u026as\u1d07 | may 5th - \ud83d\udc9b (@\u1d1b\u1d00s\u029c\u1d00 \u029f\u1d0f\u1d1c\u026as\u1d07 | may 5th - \ud83d\udc9b) 1677849748
\u201cStephen Bear trying to gain new followers while in prison for 21 months\u201d— Clarence Beeks (@Clarence Beeks) 1677855896
\u201cStephen Bear jailed\u201d— Eunan\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f (@Eunan\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f) 1677853285
\u201cWomen arriving at Twitter to celebrate Stephen Bear being put behind bars.\u201d— Darren (@Darren) 1677848851
\u201cLet\u2019s be clear. Stephen Bear is not a reality tv star. He\u2019s a convicted sex offender. Get it right.\u201d— Kate (@Kate) 1677851055
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