Divorce is rough, and even more so if your soon-to-be ex-husband is trying to bribe you with a suitcase full of porn.

A Cape Town man has been ordered to dispose of a suitcase of explicit material, which he attempted to use to bribe his estranged wife.

The man sent a picture of the suitcase to his wife, claiming that it held a “big secret”, which he would release if she didn’t agree to see things his way during the divorce proceedings.

Here’s News24:

The couple, who cannot be named to protect the identity of their children, had made sex videos in their home during the course of their marriage. The man had taken nude photographs of his wife and she had also sent him nudes from time to time.

His wife, an estate agent, revealed in her founding affidavit that their marriage had “broken down irretrievably and there was no reasonable prospect of the restoration of the normal marital relationship between us”.

She said her husband instituted divorce proceedings against her in February this year.

The man’s attempts to bribe his wife falls within the category of revenge porn.

So-called “revenge porn” has been in the spotlight in Parliament after its communications committee heard submissions calling for harsher punishment for people who distribute harmful media without consent, as envisaged in the films and publications amendment bill.

The bill which was passed by the National Assembly in March, is now being considered by the National Council of Provinces.

The man has now been ordered to remove any imagery that depicts his wife nude or engaging in sexual activity. He also cloned her WhatsApp account, which is being viewed by the court as an invasion of her privacy.

The court ordered that he must disclose in an affidavit the names and addresses of any people he had shared any of the explicit material and WhatsApp conversations with.

He was also directed to furnish the court and his wife’s attorneys with a further affidavit, within 72 hours of the order, confirming that all explicit material and WhatsApp exchanges on all digital devices under his control have been permanently removed.

In addition, he was directed to destroy the contents of the suitcase within 48 hours of the order being granted and to file an affidavit within 72 hours of the order that the destruction had taken place.

The court ordered the man to pay costs on a punitive scale to mark its disapproval of his conduct, as he was asked in a letter to destroy the material and refused.

I can see why she wants out of this marriage ASAP.

I hope she takes him for all he’s worth.

[source:news24]