RICHMOND, Va. -- A man charged under the revenge porn statute, claimed his ex-girlfriend was actually the one seeking revenge on him.
Twenty-three-year-old Corey Alexander said he got quite a surprise last week when he was being hit with another charge: unlawful dissemination of an image, also known as revenge porn.
"It hurt me real bad, man,” Alexander said. “I want to cry, but I can't."
Alexander said his ex drummed up charges that stemmed from an incident that was more than a year old, and CBS 6 legal experts said he may have a good defense.
Corey Alexander
"She sent the videos to me and we agreed,” Alexander said. “I've got proof. I'm innocent."
"The revenge porn statute was designed to prohibit people from posting online to intimidate or harass,” said CBS 6 legal analyst Todd Stone.
Alexander said he did neither. He pointed out the videos were not posted to social media, but to an X-rated porn site where you can upload amateur videos.
Alexander showed CBS 6 where his ex-girlfriend sent the videos to him via email. He said he believed the charge has surfaced now, more than a year later, for one reason:
"She's jealous because I've moved on," he said.
Stone said if what Alexander said is the truth, then he had a solid defense.
"It looks like she waited and took a warrant out and if she really doesn't have an explanation for that, then that's something a judge will take into consideration.”
