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Stephen Bear has been jailed for 21 months for uploading a sex tape with Love Island star Georgia Harrison to his OnlyFans page and slapped with a restraining order and subject to notification requirements for 10 years.
The 33-year-old reality star denied the allegations but was convicted of two counts of revenge porn and one count of voyeurism after a trial in December.
Bear, who shot to fame on MTV’s Ex on the Beach, filmed himself having sex with Miss Harrison in his garden on CCTV before sending a clip of it on WhatAapp and uploading it to his Only Fans page.
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He refused to apologise to Miss Harrison when asked if he had any remorse as he spoke to press while walking into Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday (March 3) with girlfriend Jessica Smith.
He also posed for a selfie with fans wearing an all black attire as he continued to ignore questions from journalists waiting outside the court.
Bear has also claimed he was not given a fair trial and claimed that a positive that came out of the trial was him being diagnosed with ADHD, depression and anxiety.
His parents, Stephen and Linda, partner Jessica Smith also attended the sentence hearing as well as Miss Harrison.
He was due to be sentenced earlier this year but it was put back so he could be assessed by a psychiatrist.
In court, Bear's defence barrister Gemma Rose said, according to Essex Live, that Bear "finds it easier to deal with the delusions in his head" and "has issues with delusions of grandeur and distorted thinking".
Ms Rose also said that Bear had been "punished" during the proceedings "on social media".
Judge Christopher Morgan said he believes Bear was "fully aware" of the CCTV recording them both and that he was trying to "gauge her reaction" when showing it to her later on.
The judge said that if Miss Harrison didn't get offended, he "had consent" to share it.
Judge Morgan also added that Bear "deliberately lied" when he told Miss Harrison he had deleted the video because he "wanted to exploit the economic value"of the video.
He continued stating that Miss Harrison has suffered “extensive humiliation and embarrassment” in terms of her emotional health and reputation, and that her future employment has been “seriously affected”.
The judge said Miss Harrison has "spoken with dignity and courage and it’s hoped that through taking up the cause of others will bring some closure on these matters".
After going over the guidelines, Judge Morgan said 21 months in was the "only appropriate" punishment for his actions.
He added that the restraining order proposed by the prosecution was "necessary and proportionate".
He also said, as a sex offender, Bear will be subject to notification requirements for 10 years.
Bear, when being taken down to the cells, said to the judge: "Have a good evening, enjoy your weekends everyone."
The court previously heard Bear, who won the 2016 Celebrity Big Brother and co-presented Just Tattoo Of Us with Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby, met Miss Harrison in 2012.
Miss Harrison and Bear started dating in October 2018 after appearing on MTV’s The Challenge together but by July 2019 had split.
During the trial, the court heard the video was filmed on August 2, 2020, and posted to his Only Fans account, a subscription-based adult website, on November 8.
It was uploaded with the caption: "Morning everyone. Can’t wait for you to see me f****** in my garden. Here’s a sneak peak. I will be dropping this video tonight."
It was said 273 people had viewed the video for $9.99 each – making Bear around £2,000.
Overall Bear made just shy of $50,000, or £40,000, on Only Fans from October 2020 up until its deactivation in early December.
On the day the footage was uploaded, the account was said to have raised the subscription fee from $7.50 to $50, before lowering it to $20.
Miss Harrison said she had gone to Bear’s house in Loughton, Essex, for a cup of tea and ended up on an all-day drinking session before returning to Bear's house.
She said they had sex in the garden but she had "absolutely no idea" he had CCTV in the garden, adding: “After what happened I was in the worst state of my life. I can’t explain the shame I felt. I couldn’t leave my room.
"My brother and sister had to see me having sex on his account."
During the trial the ex-roofer, from Loughton, Essex, admitted Miss Harrison did not know she was being recorded when she had sex with him and agreed she had not consented to it being uploaded to the internet.
But he denied being responsible – and said he had not seen evidence the video was ever uploaded.
He also told jurors: “I put in the best performance every time I have sexual intercourse with the ladies.
“It's 20 minutes long. 20 minutes you are not going to be rubbish are you. Not the three minute wonder.
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“I would say that’s an amazing session I had with a lady. I must have put in a great performance."
He was arrested as he landed at Heathrow from a holiday in Dubai in January 2021.
Prosecutors said Bear’s phone, which has never been recovered, could have been “flushed down the plane toilet” shortly before he was arrested at Heathrow Airport on the way home from Dubai.
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