Deputy head shared revenge porn photos of boyfriend’s ex on Facebook
A deputy headteacher has been sacked after posting explicit pictures of her boyfriend’s ex on Facebook amid a bitter feud.
Antonia Traynor, 30, shared an image of the woman’s breasts on the social media site, with a caption saying: ‘Now she is emailing Gaz her t*ts FFS!’
The unnamed mother, who once dated Traynor’s boyfriend Gary Openshaw and was still in contact with him, was said to be ‘humiliated and upset’ by the post.
Traynor was later arrested after being spotted making a throat slitting gesture towards the victim and saying: ‘You are dead, you are f**king dead.’
In a statement, the victim, said: ‘I am conscious of the threats, it’s had a massive impact on us and we have had to move house. It is one thing to affect my life but to upset my children too is on another level.
‘She has never apologised to me for her actions. This was humiliating for me and upset my family.’
The mum-of-two added: ‘Parents at my children’s school will have seen these pictures and it has caused me a lot of distress. I feel embarrassed.
‘Someone who has a good job should know what damage this can do. It has caused me maximum humiliation. I do not think she cares about the effect this has had on me.’
At Manchester Magistrates’ Court, Traynor of Swinton, near Salford was found guilty of disclosing private sexual photographs with intent to cause distress and using threatening behaviour.
She was banned from contacting the victim for 12 months under the terms of a restraining order.
Traynor has since lost her job at an unnamed school and is now claiming Universal Credit.
The feud began after Mr Openshaw began dating Traynor in 2019 having previously broken up with the other woman.
In January this year he had been arguing over Facebook with the complainant, who then received a message from Traynor on Instagram saying ‘please give me a ring’, the court heard.
The woman called the defendant and an argument ensued in which they both said nasty things to each other, the court heard.
Later in the evening, the complainant received a call from a friend who told her a picture of her breasts had been posted on Facebook – under a profile called ‘Deano’ in Manchester.
Prosecutor Eileen Rogers said: ‘The complainant was humiliated and disturbed. She knew the picture was of herself taken from sometime ago.’
Two other comments from Deano Manchester said ‘freak mate’ and ‘stalker’. The other woman subsequently reported the issue to police.
The court heard Traynor threatened the victim the following March after learning the revenge porn incident was going to trial.
In a statement to police, the complainant said she was about to collect her children from school when she saw a lone driver blocking the lane and frantically waving her hand towards her.
The woman added: ‘My immediate thought was I made a driving error so I mouthed “sorry” at her, but then I realised it was Antonia.
‘She drove across the front of my car and I could see here clearly looking right at me and she was screaming.
‘I couldn’t hear exactly what she said but from what I could tell she was saying “you are dead, you are f**king dead”.
‘She was crossing her finger across her throat in a gesture. I can clearly say she was trying to intimidate me, I am now living in fear – I’m now living in fear of her.’
Traynor denied wronging and the court heard she was accosted one of the prosecution witnesses outside court ahead of her sentencing hearing.
Her defence lawyer Darin Millar said his team may have to give a statement to police as a result.
Describing the case as ‘difficult and complex’, he added: ‘We do not deny the posting of the photo but to put it in context, the complainant had sent abusive and threatening messages to my client to disrupt the new relationship.
‘We believe this case has not been dealt with evenly and my client was at breaking point.’
Mr Millar said his client had drunk a bottle of wine when she posted the picture. He added: ‘It was a stupid drunken mistake although it is revenge porn.
‘My client does not wish to minimise her actions and accepts she has caused upset and humiliation. She accepts she got it completely wrong.
‘Even after conviction, the abuse and threats have not stopped. The complainant has sent scores of social media posts, messages and emails.’
Traynor was given a 12 month community order and told to complete 150 hours unpaid work. She must also pay £320 in costs and surcharges.
Judge Ronald Marshall said she’d be spared jail because of her previous good character. He added: ‘Draw a line under this and try and sort yourself out.’
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