The Federal Trade Commission has banned the alleged owner of a "revenge porn" website from posting nude photos or videos of women without their consent.
Craig Brittain allegedly posted photos of nude women online and charged them to take them off the website. Under the FTC settlement, Brittain will have to destroy all images and other personal information from the women.
According to the FTC, Brittain obtained the photos through anonymous submissions. The complaint also alleges that Brittain offered a "bounty system" that gave $100 or more for photos of specific people.
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"This behavior is not only illegal but reprehensible," Jessica Rich, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement. "I am pleased that as a result of this settlement, the illegally collected images and information will be deleted, and this individual can never return to the so-called 'revenge porn' business."
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