An article in The New York Times (£) reports that a Texas woman, known as D.L., was awarded $1.2 billion in damages in a lawsuit against her former boyfriend, who had distributed intimate images with family, friends and co-workers without consent to damage her reputation. Brad Gilde, the lawyer for D.L., did not expect the full $1.2 billion to be paid in full but hoped it would act as a deterrent.
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