Thursday, October 8, 2020

Former Police Officer Jailed for Threats to Release Compromising Images

Australia - A former Portuguese police officer who installed covert cameras in his ex-partner's home and threatened to share compromising photos of her has been sentenced to four years in jail in a Brisbane court...

Prosecutor Alexandra Baker said the man, who had been a police officer in Portugal for 12 years, installed cameras covertly in his ex-partner's home and monitored her through spyware on her phone.

Ms Baker said the cameras made more than 4,500 recordings, including some of the woman in states of undress, and Marques Malagueta had threatened to release sensitive images...

The court heard Marques Malagueta was likely to be deported. more