Olivia Attwood praises best pal Georgia Harrison as ‘brave and dignified’ after Stephen Bear jailed for sharing sex tape
OLIVIA Attwood today praised her best pal Georgia Harrison as “brave and dignified” after Stephen Bear was jailed for sharing their sex tape online.
Former Towie star Georgia had bravely waived her anonymity as vile Stephen Bear stood trial for sharing the video.
Bear had filmed the consensual sex on CCTV then uploaded the clip to OnlyFans – making at least £40,000 from uploading the clip.
And the reality star, 32, was finally jailed for 21 months for the sick crime.
Georgia’s former Love Island star Olivia today took to social media to share her thoughts.
The TV personality re-shared a post that revealed Bear had been jailed and said how “proud” she was of her pal.
Olivia wrote on her Instagram story: “Don’t even want that face on my stories.
“But so so so proud of Georgia. Brave and dignified from the beginning.
“Let this be a warning to anyone else thinking they can get away with these kind of crimes.”
Brave Georgia yesterday said she was “happy and relieved” the matter was over in a statement outside court.
She also thanked fans for their support after bravely waiving her anonymity to speak out against her ex.
The star added: “Today’s sentence is a vindication of what I’ve been put through and sends a clear message that the police and the courts take this matter very seriously.
“I want to let all other victims of this crime know that I stand in solidarity with them and I have absolutely no regrets in waving my anonymity.
“I hope that this puts anyone off committing this sort of crime and I hope for anyone else who’s been a victim of it, it gives them some sort of justice.”
In the hours after Bear was locked up his fiancée Jessica Smith vowed to stay by his side “through thick and thin“.
She said she would stay with Bear while he was locked up.
Bear, who faced a maximum two-year sentence, was yesterday handed his sentence at Chelmsford Crown Court.
So so so proud of Georgia. Brave and dignified from the beginning
Olivia Attwood
He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for ten years and was slapped with a five-year restraining order banning him from contacting Georgia.
Bear was previously found guilty of voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private, sexual photographs and films.
As he was taken down to the cells, brazen Bear said to the judge: “Have a good evening, enjoy your weekends everyone.”
Judge Christopher Morgan said a jail term was the “only appropriate” punishment for Bear’s sick crimes.
He dismissed Bear’s claims he was not aware the CCTV was recording him and Georgia when they had sex in the garden.
The judge also said Bear “deliberately lied” when he told Georgia he had deleted the video so he could “exploit the economic value” of it.
And he praised Georgia for speaking out, saying she had suffered “extensive humiliation and embarrassment”.
The Sun has since revealed claims that Bear is reportedly broke behind bars, with his company struck off.