SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – A Brevard County man is accused of revenge porn after multiple nude images of a woman were found in public areas throughout a Satellite Beach Publix, police said.
On Aug. 3, officers responded to the store at 1024 Highway A1A.
According to an arrest report, the photos, which were printed on postcard-style paper, were placed in locations accessible to the general public, including children. They were found in the child seating areas of shopping carts, the men’s restroom, the soda aisle and an outdoor merchandise bin.
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The victim confirmed the images were private photographs previously shared only with the defendant during their relationship and did not give consent for the photos to be distributed or publicly displayed, the arrest report states.
Surveillance footage captured the defendant entering the store twice. During the second visit, he attempted to conceal his identity and was seen holding an item consistent with the recovered photos, police said.
The victim positively identified the defendant, Christopher Stehman, 43, in the surveillance footage and disclosed a recent custody-related dispute, “which may have been a motivating factor,” the arrest report states.
She also described a history of similar incidents involving the defendant displaying nude images without her consent, police said.
Stehman was arrested on Friday and was charged with one count of sexual cyber-harassment.
When Brevard County community correspondent James Sparvero told shoppers about the allegations, Cecilia Gohan could hardly believe it.
“No way, are people just going crazy or what?” she said. “I understand trouble, but going to that extent is unbelievable.”
Stehman bonded out of jail this week but could not be reached for comment.
During his first appearance before a judge in jail, an attorney raised her concerns about the allegations.
“The state is also concerned that these photos were placed on the child seating areas of the shopping carts,” the assistant state attorney said.
Sexual cyber-harassment, or the revenge porn law in Florida, can put someone in jail for a year if prosecutors can prove the suspect meant to cause the victim emotional distress.
In Stehman’s case, however, his arrest report reads he was never actually seen putting the pictures in all those places the police accuse him of.
“Although the actual placement of the images was not captured on video, the defendant’s conduct, timeline, and location strongly support his involvement,” police wrote.
Gohan said if true, Stehman should take responsibility for his actions.
“This is not something you go do to somebody, anybody, really. Especially, not somebody that you have children with,” she said.
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