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The angry mother of the woman whose naked photos were stolen from her email and posted on the infamous ‘revenge porn’ website without her permission has revealed how she ultimately took down the ‘most hated man on the internet’ – after he left her child feeling ’emotionally battered’ and ‘violated.’
Kayla Lewis, now 35, from Los Angeles, California, was heartbroken when a coworker told her she had come across nude pictures of her on a website called IsAnyoneUp.com back in January 2012.
The now-defunct site had been created by a man named Hunter Moore, now 36, two years earlier, as a place for scorned lovers to anonymously post sexually explicit images of their former flames without their consent – with some women featured on the site as young as 15 years old.
However, angry exes weren’t the only ones who provided the website with images. Hunter also hired a hacker to break into men and women’s private accounts and steal intimate pictures of them, which he then proudly posted online.
He would also link to the people in the photo’s social media accounts, resulting in many of them getting a slew of horrible hate messages online – which ultimately led to Hunter being branded as one of the most despised men on the web.
The angry mother (left) of the woman whose naked photos were stolen from her email and posted on the infamous ‘revenge porn’ website without her permission (right) has revealed how she ultimately took down the ‘most hated man on the internet’
Kayla Lewis, now 35, from Los Angeles, California, was heartbroken when a coworker told her she had come across nude pictures of her on a website called IsAnyoneUp.com back in January 2012. She is seen in 2012
The now-defunct site had been created by a man named Hunter Moore (pictured), now 36, two years earlier, as a place for scorned lovers to anonymously post sexually explicit images of their former flames without their consent
Angry exes weren’t the only ones who provided the site with images. Hunter also hired a hacker to break into women’s private accounts and steal intimate pictures of them, which he then proudly posted online. A screenshot of the website is seen
Now, a brand new, three-part Netflix documentary, entitled The Most Hated Man on the Internet, has lifted a lid on how Hunter created the controversial site, how he used it to hurt many young men and women, and how Kayla’s determined mother eventually put an end to his scheme.
‘It all started with me hating some dumb b***h who broke my heart,’ Hunter, who started the site when he was 26 years old, said in an old audio clip featured in the documentary.
Hunter would also link to the people in the photo’s social media accounts, resulting in many of them getting a slew of horrible hate messages online – which ultimately led to Hunter (pictured) being branded as one of the most despised men on the web
‘Me and my friends would just post a bunch of girls on IsAnyoneUp, and we just got a bunch of traffic one day. And I was like, “Yo, I can make money off of t**ties and f**king people over.”‘
According to Hunter, linking to their online profiles was an important part of the process. He added, ‘You can post pictures of random boobs and penises all day, but adding that social network to it just brings it to a whole other level.’
The explosive docuseries – which was directed by Rob Miller – features interviews with the women and the men – including Kayla – who were horrified to discover their nude photos and videos on IsAnyoneUp.com.
Kayla was only 24 when her topless photos were stolen from her computer by an anonymous hacker and posted on the sleazy website – leaving her ‘absolutely disgusted.’
‘I was racking my brain, like, how could I be on this website?’ Kayla recalled, of finding out about the nude pictures in the documentary.
‘It was embarrassing. I never intended to show anyone the pictures. There I was topless. Multiple photos. I felt violated.’
Kayla had taken the photos on her phone in front of her bedroom mirror and stored them on her laptop, never intending to share them publicly. She hadn’t sent them to anyone except to herself, via email.
Now, a brand new, three-part Netflix documentary, entitled The Most Hated Man on the Internet, has lifted a lid on how Hunter created the controversial site, how he used it to hurt many young women, and how Kayla’s mom put an end to his scheme
Kayla was only 24 when her topless photos were stolen from her computer by an anonymous hacker and posted on the sleazy website – leaving her ‘absolutely disgusted.’ She is seen at age 24
Kayla had taken the photos on her phone in front of her bedroom mirror and stored them on her laptop, never intending to share them publicly. She hadn’t sent them to anyone except to herself, via email
For her mom, Charlotte, this triggered a two-year battle in an attempt to bring the man responsible to justice. She got the police involved, but when it felt like the LAPD detectives were victim-blaming Kayla, she contacted the FBI
Hunter – who, during the height of its success, bragged about earning $13,000 a month from the site – showed little remorse when asked if he has ever felt sorry for sharing the intimate photos without permission, stating, ‘It’s just too much fun’
The images had been accessed remotely by a stranger, and uploaded to Hunter’s site. For her mom, Charlotte, this triggered a two-year battle in an attempt to bring the man responsible to justice.
‘My daughter felt violated and shamed,’ Charlotte, now 62, told the New York Post recently while discussing the new doc. ‘She was emotionally battered.’
Charlotte, who works in real estate, sent the website a message asking the photos to be taken down, which was ignored. But she didn’t give up there.
Hunter eventually removed Kayla’s nude photos, but her mom, Charlotte (pictured), was still not satisfied since she said there were ‘many’ more ‘victims’ who were in ‘pain’ due to his actions. She explained, ‘I was literally obsessed with getting this website down. I was neglecting work. I wasn’t doing anything except this’
She then got the police involved, but when it felt like the LAPD detectives were victim-blaming Kayla for taking the photos in the first place, she contacted the FBI.
All the while, Kayla received hundreds of nasty messages from men who had seen her photos – including sexual offender and disgraced porn star Ron Jeremy, who said he wanted to ‘talk business’ with her.
While waiting to hear back from the FBI, Charlotte’s husband and Kayla’s stepfather, Charles, who is a lawyer, messaged Hunter and threatened to take legal action if he didn’t remove the pictures. He then finally took them down, which Kayla said resulted in a ‘big wave of relief’ coming over her.
Hunter – who, during the height of its success, bragged about earning $13,000 a month from the site – showed little remorse when asked if he has ever felt sorry for sharing the intimate photos without permission.
‘No. It’s just too much fun,’ he boasted in archival footage shown in the doc. ‘I don’t know why all these people, you know, hate me. I’m just making money off your nude pictures.’
Despite Hunter removing her daughter’s nude photos, Charlotte was still not satisfied – since she said there were ‘many’ more ‘victims’ who were in ‘pain’ due to his actions.
She began reaching out to the other victims featured on the site – and discovered that 40 per cent of them had their pictures taken by someone who had hacked their email accounts.
Hunter didn’t seem worried about consequences, saying in the doc, ‘If you try to sue me I’ll make f**king fun of you. If you come to my house and try to serve me, I’ll put your f**king address out there [online], and my audience loves that s**t’
He had had gained a large social media following for his actions, where he continued to flaunt his success from the website
However, he was arrested on January 24, 2014, and found guilty on one count of unauthorized access to a computer system to obtain information and one count of aggregated identity theft. He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison
‘There was definitely a hacking scheme going on here, and I had to get to the bottom of it,’ she told the Post. ‘These victims weren’t all gorgeous 20-year-olds.
‘There were some women over 60, there were people who weighed over 250 pounds, and there was even a blind paraplegic. And those unflattering pictures were destroying their live. It could have drove people to commit suicide.
‘I was literally obsessed with getting this website down. I was neglecting work. I wasn’t doing anything except this.’
Hunted had gained a large social media following for his actions, where he continued to flaunt his success from the website. And he didn’t seem worried about consequences, adding in the doc, ‘If you try to sue me I’ll make f**king fun of you.
‘If you come to my house and try to serve me, I’ll put your f**king address out there [online], and my audience loves that s**t.’
Charlotte recalled some of his followers telling her they were going to ‘rape and kill’ her daughter for speaking against Hunter, which prompted her to carry a metal rod for protection and add extra locks to her house.
It wasn’t until Hunter made an appearance on Anderson Cooper‘s show to discuss the website that the FBI finally took it seriously and got involved.
‘While revenge porn wasn’t illegal, hacking definitely was, and it gave us enough to start an investigation,’ agent Jeff Kirkpatrick, who took on the case, explained in the documentary.
When he became spooked about the FBI’s involvement, Hunter sold the website (pictured) to a man named James McGibney for $12,000. James then turned it into an anti-bullying site called Bullyville
Hunter was released in May 2017 and one year later, he released a memoir. When Netflix first announced that they were making the documentary, he retweeted the trailer, adding, ‘LOL,’ but he did not participate in the show
While Charlotte was relieved that he was caught, she felt as if their punishment was not severe enough for the pain he caused her daughter (pictured), as well as the other victims
‘It was sort of like arresting Jack the Ripper and giving him community service. It was a little bit pathetic,’ she said. She is seen with Kayla in the documentary
Becoming spooked about the FBI’s involvement, Hunter decided to sell the website to a man named James McGibney for $12,000. James then turned it into an anti-bullying site called Bullyville.
After a two-year investigation, agent Kirkpatrick uncovered that Hunter had hired a man named Charlie Evans, then 26, to hack into the email accounts – paying him $200 a week for his help.
Both men were arrested on January 24, 2014. Hunter took a plea and was found guilty on one count of unauthorized access to a computer system to obtain information and one count of aggregated identity theft. He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. As for Evans, he was found guilty of the same crimes and served 25 months.
Hunter was released in May 2017 and one year later, he released a memoir called Is Anyone Up?!: The Story of Revenge Porn.
When Netflix first announced that they were making the documentary, he retweeted the trailer, adding, ‘LOL,’ alongside an emoji of a man shrugging. He did not participate in the show.
And while Charlotte was relieved that they were caught, she felt as if their punishment was not severe enough.
‘It was sort of like arresting Jack the Ripper and giving him community service. It was a little bit pathetic,’ she said to the Post.
‘He has the same mind that he had pre-prison. [Hunter] believes that tearing other people down will build him up, and it’s very sad. He’s going to be a shell of a person if he keeps that mindset.’
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