The sentencing of the first person thought to be convicted under Britain's new revenge porn' law has been adjourned until 4 September.
Jason Asagba, 21, from Bristol, had threatened to post explicit images of a 20-year-old woman on the internet only three days after the new law came into force in April.
He sent the photos to her parents as well as posting them on Facebook, and pleaded guilty to disclosing sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, after being charged on 15 May.
He faces up to two years in prison under the law, active in England and Wales, and will be sentenced at Reading Magistrates Court next month, after an initial sentencing date of 7 August was adjourned because the probationary service had not put together a pre-sentence report required by the court.
Detective Constable Steven Rose, of Thames Valley Police, said: "We believe that this is the first conviction of the new offence in the country, which highlights the fact that Thames Valley Police takes this crime extremely seriously and will investigate such reports."
Another man, Gerald McCarthy, 51, was cleared today of blackmailing his ex-wife with revenge porn photos.
McCarthy, from Crowthorne, had been accused of threatening to post pictures of his former wife in a sexual act, but the jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict after less than three hours.
Revenge porn is now illegal in England and Wales, meaning people can no longer post pornographic images of someone online without their consent.
The amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill defines revenge porn as "photographs or films which show people engaged in sexual activity or depicted in a sexual way or with their genitals exposed, where what is shown would not usually be seen in public".
Scotland and Northern Ireland are considering introducing similar laws, but have yet to come to a formal decision.
The practice has been dubbed 'revenge porn' as people uploading such photos would do so as a way to hit back at former partners.
The government was spurred into action after leaked images of nude celebrities were distributed around the internet last September.
Hackers reportedly used a vulnerability in the login system used by Apple's iCloud storage service to steal the photos, before uploading them to social network 4Chan.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: "The fact there are individuals who are cruelly distributing intimate pictures of their former partners without their consent is almost beyond belief.
"We want those who fall victim to this type of disgusting behaviour to know that we are on their side and will do everything we can to bring offenders to justice.
"That is why we will change the law and make it absolutely clear to those who act in this way that they could face prison."
Adam Pemberton, assistant chief executive for the charity Victim Support, welcomed the changes.
"We are pleased that people who commit these gross violations of privacy will now face prosecution and victims of revenge porn know they have the full backing of the law."
Until the ruling was passed, those involved in distributing pornographic media could still be charged with breaking the Communications Act 2003 or the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
This article was first written on 14/02/2015 and has been subsequently updated to reflect further developments, most recently on 07/08/2015)
