Women jailed 3 years, fined $5M for sharing sex tape of friend

The years-long friendship of a female trio ended dramatically when two out of three women teamed up to publicly humiliate their other friend, two months ago.
Theresa Pollard suffered a great deal of embarrassment after the two women allegedly released a sex tape of her having intercourse with one of the duo’s spouse.
On Friday 21-year-old Melissa Ann Pestano and 23-year-old Janel Williams were arraigned on charges under the Cyber Crime Act, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
They both pleaded guilty to the charges after they were read by Magistrate Leron Daly. The first charge detailed that between January 20 and January 21, 2020, Williams used a cellphone to transmit data that was explicit to humiliate Pollard.
Further, it was alleged that Pestano used a computer to cause distress to Pollard.
Police Prosecutor Richard Harris informed the court that the women and the victim are friends.
The court heard that prior to the day in question, Pestano was informed that Pollard was having an affair with her spouse. It was then that the two women and the spouse cooked up a plan to catch Pollard in the act, after which they would humiliate her. The court heard that the victim was taken to the K&VC International Hotel on South Road, Georgetown, by Pestano’s spouse, who later shared the location with the duo.
Pestano later arrived and entered the room effortlessly, recording the sexual activity. The court further heard that a copy was sent to Williams who then circulated the video with others.
Magistrate Daly in handing down the sentence, told the women that they should reflect on what they have done during their time in prison.
As such, they were both given three years’ imprisonment along with a $5 million fine each.