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A SOUTHAMPTON man sent intimate photos of an ex-partner to her 84-year-old godmother as part of a revenge porn attack, a court heard.
Mick Kevin Domican also messaged the intimate photos to six other people, including the woman’s mother and sister.
Prosecution barrister, Alex Lloyd told how the elderly woman was disgusted that someone would share such images.
Domican, 36, used his phone and Facebook messenger to send three photos which had been taken during the relationship.
Mr Lloyd described the images as “quite explicit”.
He said the messages from Domican were “only really brought to an end when police arrested him”.
Mr Lloyd read out a victim personal statement in which the woman said she could not understand Domican’s behaviour, adding that she was worried he would send further images.
She said: “I do not want any further issues from him.”
Domican, of Landguard Road, was charged with nine counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.
He was also charged with a single count of sending by public communication network an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message/matter.
He was also accused of breaching a suspended sentence.
Domican pleaded guilty to the offences which happened over five days in October last year.
Defending, Oliver Foy said that his client “struggles with alcoholism and his recollection of what happened is not great”.
He argued that the images were not put on a public forum and there was no significant planning.
Mr Foy added: “The cause of his offending is obvious, even to himself. He offends when he drinks.”
At sentencing, Judge Peter Henry said how Domican has 29 previous convictions involving 72 offences.
These include battery, harassment and breaching community orders.
Judge Henry criticised his actions saying he had intended to cause maximum distress and to humiliate his victim.
He jailed Domican for ten months and made him the subject of a five year restraining order.