December 11, 2013 | The Biz

Alleged 'revenge porn' site owner charged

UGotPosted.com just got busted, and its alleged owner, Kevin Bollaert, could be in a lot of trouble.

The site focused on 'revenge porn,' where disgruntled exes and not-so-best-friends posted naked pics of other people without their consent. As well, UGotPosted insisted that personal information be shared with the image, demanding posters include the victim's full name, location, age and Facebook profile link.

The 27-year-old San Diego man allegedly created a second website, ChangeMyReputation.com, in October 2012. When someone asked to have their image taken off his first site, they were directed to ChangeMyReputation and charged as much as $350 to get the pic removed.

Investigators claim that Bollaert made at least $900 per month from advertising on the initial site, and received payments totaling tens of thousands of dollars through ChangeMyReputation.

“[UGotPosted] published intimate photos of unsuspecting victims and turned their public humiliation and betrayal into a commodity with the potential to devastate lives,” California's Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said. “Online predators that profit from the extortion of private photos will be investigated and prosecuted for this reprehensible and illegal Internet activity.”

Bollaert is facing 31 felony counts for conspiracy, identity theft and extortion.

San Diego man arrested, accused of operating 'revenge porn' website [Los Angeles Times]