Christopher Green was let go with a conditional discharge (Picture: The Sun/News Syndication)

A dad who tried to warn his ex about a sex tape of her was prosecuted himself for sending revenge porn.

When his former partner Joanna Trayte did not respond to his warning, Christopher Green sent the video to a friend of hers and reported it to the police.

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Despite his good intentions, Green was arrested and charged with distributing revenge porn along with Aidan Farrelly, another former partner of Ms Trayte who released the 30-second clip.

Green, 34, wanted to tip off his ex ‘out of concern for the child they share’, a court heard, because the video had begun spreading across social media.




But both he and Farrelly, 24, were prosecuted, and both pleaded guilty to one count of distributing private sexual pictures and/or film with intent to cause distress.

Farrelly released the video after the breakdown of his relationship with Ms Trayte (Picture: Getty)

At Harrow Crown Court, Green, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £250 in costs.

Farrelly, of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, was handed a two month sentence, suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, and also ordered to pay £250 in costs.

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Prosecutor Martin Lewis told the court Farrelly released the clip after his relationship with Ms Trayte ended.

Mr Lewis said he ‘had done this out of revenge, because he thought she had been going out with Mr Green’.

Speaking for Green’s defence Louise Thomas said: ‘In relation to the offence he was made aware that Mr Farrelly had posted a video of the complainant.

The pair were sentenced at Harrow Crown Court (Picture: Google)

‘He was upset about this and was worried about the effect it would have on his son which he has with the complainant.’

Defending Farrelly, Michael Stradling admitted the defendant ‘was immature in dealing with the emotional breakdown of a relationship’.

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In sentencing Judge Martyn Barklem said: ‘Mr Farrelly you decided to publish this video, an intimate video you had, out of spite and desire for revenge, and that is something that is regarded as very serious.’

He said had it not been for his early guilty plea he would have faced an immediate custodial sentence.

Sentencing Green, the judge said: ‘It seems to me that having read through the documents and witness statements in this case that although what you did was foolish in sending the video, you genuinely did so out of concern for the child you share with the complainant.’