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Victim of nude pics leak still tormented months on as culprit admits sharing files
Young mum says she is still taunted over images
A VICTIM of a mass leak of nude pictures is still tormented online by sick trolls who send her copies of her own intimate pics.
The teenager, who wished to remain anonymous, was one of 29 women who had naked images uploaded to file-sharing website Mega.nz by Alastair Ferguson, 19.
Speaking to the Tele, the teen mother said trolls continued to send her own photos to her having saved them from the leak.
One sicko said they were sending her the pics as a “reminder”.
And she says people she has never met recognise her from the leaks – and try to use it as a twisted conversation starter.
She said: “Now that he has admitted it I thought I could put it behind me but people that I don’t know keep bringing it up.
“Just two days ago I got a message on Snapchat from someone I’ve never heard of with a copy of my own photo. They said it was ‘just a reminder’, like a threat.
“If I go out in public I feel like everyone is staring at me, like they recognise me and know.
“It’s shameful when I’m with my family. On the day it happened I just cried and cried. I couldn’t speak to them.
“For a while I felt like I didn’t want to be here anymore.”
The teen said she was pressured by an abusive ex-partner to send naked photos. At first, she felt like a “horrible mum” when the pics re-emerged on March 12.
However, she does not blame herself. Instead, she blames a culture where girls are pressured to send photos by men who collect them and share them with pals – increasing the risk of leaks.
She hopes others will be