From Vixen Strangely at Strangely Blogged:
There are a couple of things about l’affaire Barton that I think, just being a reasonable person, don’t seem all that scandalous. He divorced in 2015. He had some consenting relationships with adult women. He sent them communications of a sexual nature. One of the women seems to have felt some way about having competition, and shared material that was intended to remain private. He advised her beforehand that this was a bad idea and not without repercussions.
Here’s the thing–releasing a graphic video or photos of someone in an intimate situation because it screws with them when that person did not want it out and about is called “revenge porn”. It is a crime in many states, and a damn nasty trick to pull on someone.