A woman has been jailed for impersonating a man on a gay dating app and sharing intimate photos and videos of her victim in a 'disturbing campaign of harassment'. Yannick Glaudin, 31, stalked the man and his then boyfriend, sending their families, friends and colleagues the images using multiple fake identities.
Inner London Crown Court heard that Glaudin met her first male victim on Grindr in May 2017, using the pseudonym Steven St Pier. They exchanged contact details and the victim's CV, and he sent her intimate pictures and videos. However, when he ended their online-only contact in December 2017, Glaudin began a campaign of harassment driven by revenge, according to Judge Silas Reid.
Glaudin escalated the harassment in February 2018 when her victim started a new relationship. She used fake names such as Harry Wars and Nick Guel on social media to make false allegations, including claims of paedophilia and assault, to police and Crimestoppers. The victim's friends were warned he had a 'bounty on his head' of €1,000 in Barcelona and London.
The former boyfriend described the experience as 'hell', saying he suffered 'constant, insidious daily harassment at home, work and on every online channel'. Several men looking for sex turned up at their flat after being contacted by someone using the victim's name.
Glaudin fled to France after pleading guilty in July 2018 but was extradited in January. She was sentenced to 13 months in prison on Monday for disclosing private sexual photos and videos with intent to cause distress, harassment without violence, and stalking without fear, alarm or distress.
