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Stephen Bear SENTENCED to 2 years after sharing a sex tape
TheTV star, 32, filmed the consensual sex on CCTV then made at least £40,000 on OnlyFans from uploading the clip.
Bear, who faced a maximum two year sentence, has now been jailed for 21 months at Chelmsford Crown Court.
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."
His girlfriend Jessica Smith, who has vowed to stand by him, later shared a video taken before Bear's sentencing where he still claimed he did not have a "fair trial".
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”.
Brave Georgia said she is "happy and relieved" the matter is 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."
Georgia earlier told the court how his antics turned her from a “happy go lucky” person to someone who suffers panic attacks.
She said she had so many attacks the Christmas following the video's release that she was in hospital for the majority of the festive period.
Georgia added: "It’s my worst nightmare that any photo that should have been kept private would go public.
"When Stephen Bear filmed me without telling me it affected how I trust people. When I first saw the screenshot I felt physically sick.”
Georgia also described the lack of empathy shown by her ex as "soul crushing" as she was forced to deal with "millions" of people watching the clip.
She told the court she had to move in with her mum after losing out on work following the horror ordeal.
The reality star added: "[Bear is] so impulsive, and I am so afraid for what he will do next.
"I just want this to be done so I can move on as much as possible.”
Bear was accused of feeling no remorse as he showed up to his trial each day in a Rolls Royce limousine with a cigar.
His lawyer Gemma Rose admitted the reality star has issues with "delusions of grandeur and distorted thinking".
But she claimed his behaviour at the trial was his way of dealing with the pressure of the case.
Ms Rose also told the court Bear was hoping to get away from the "toxic" world of reality TV and return to roofing.
Her comments came after he arrived at court today to jeers of "f***ing scumbag".
The disgraced Ex on the Beach star even sung Lady in Red to one reporter and moaned he didn't have a "fair trial" while taking beaming selfies with fans.
He refused to apologise for his sickening actions and when challenged, Bear told a journalist: "Stick that in your pipe and smoke it".
Jessica, who had held his hand as they walked through the throng of photographers, has vowed to stand by him, saying: "I love you. I’ll always be by your side, stay strong babe.
"The truth will come out… you never had a fair trial."
Brave Georgia previously broke down during the trial as she told jurors how the tape had ruined her life.
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TheTV star, 32, filmed the consensual sex on CCTV then made at least £40,000 on OnlyFans from uploading the clip.
Bear, who faced a maximum two year sentence, has now been jailed for 21 months at Chelmsford Crown Court.
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."
His girlfriend Jessica Smith, who has vowed to stand by him, later shared a video taken before Bear's sentencing where he still claimed he did not have a "fair trial".
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”.
Brave Georgia said she is "happy and relieved" the matter is 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."
Georgia earlier told the court how his antics turned her from a “happy go lucky” person to someone who suffers panic attacks.
She said she had so many attacks the Christmas following the video's release that she was in hospital for the majority of the festive period.
Georgia added: "It’s my worst nightmare that any photo that should have been kept private would go public.
"When Stephen Bear filmed me without telling me it affected how I trust people. When I first saw the screenshot I felt physically sick.”
Georgia also described the lack of empathy shown by her ex as "soul crushing" as she was forced to deal with "millions" of people watching the clip.
She told the court she had to move in with her mum after losing out on work following the horror ordeal.
The reality star added: "[Bear is] so impulsive, and I am so afraid for what he will do next.
"I just want this to be done so I can move on as much as possible.”
Bear was accused of feeling no remorse as he showed up to his trial each day in a Rolls Royce limousine with a cigar.
His lawyer Gemma Rose admitted the reality star has issues with "delusions of grandeur and distorted thinking".
But she claimed his behaviour at the trial was his way of dealing with the pressure of the case.
Ms Rose also told the court Bear was hoping to get away from the "toxic" world of reality TV and return to roofing.
Her comments came after he arrived at court today to jeers of "f***ing scumbag".
The disgraced Ex on the Beach star even sung Lady in Red to one reporter and moaned he didn't have a "fair trial" while taking beaming selfies with fans.
He refused to apologise for his sickening actions and when challenged, Bear told a journalist: "Stick that in your pipe and smoke it".
Jessica, who had held his hand as they walked through the throng of photographers, has vowed to stand by him, saying: "I love you. I’ll always be by your side, stay strong babe.
"The truth will come out… you never had a fair trial."
Brave Georgia previously broke down during the trial as she told jurors how the tape had ruined her life.
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