The Civil Resolution Tribunal has awarded a British Columbia man $5,000 after a sexual video featuring himself and a man he met on the dating app Grindr wound up online without his consent.
The tribunal decision said it took JG two years to find out about the video, which he had assumed would be private. He applied to the CRT for damages, with RC admitting liability in the case.The decision, released on Friday, notes that people in B.C. can choose between the CRT, the B.C. Supreme Court and provincial court when trying to get intimate images taken down.
The CRT judgment highlights the options available for those whose images have been circulated without their consent, asAccording to the decision, the two men met on Grindr and agreed to film an approximately five-minute-long video of them having sexual intercourse in RC's bedroom. The tribunal decision did not state when the video was recorded.
"He says although the video has now been removed, the violation continues to cause him mental distress in general and anxiety around sex and intimacy, specifically."While JG asked for the profits that RC received for posting the video, RC says that no harm was intended — and that profits were minimal. RC had suggested paying $2,000 in damages due to the emotional damage that was caused.