Prison for hacker who stole celebrities’ nude photos, videos
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for hacking into the email and online accounts of several female celebrities and stealing private information, including nude photos and videos.
Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge in Harrisburg to the prison term prosecutors agreed to recommend as part of a plea bargain.
Collins, a married father of 4-year-old twins, was a pornography addict who acknowledged getting involved in the hacking activity “for sexual gratification,” according to pre-sentencing memos filed by prosecutors and his attorney.
Collins’ wife, a hospital psychologist, has stuck by him and “remains incredibly supportive” and has participated in his addiction counselling, according to the defence memo.