Model Dani Mathers was relatively unknown—that was until this past July when Mathers shared a picture of a naked woman in her gym locker room on Snapchat.
The woman was photographed without her consent, with Mathers commenting, “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either.” After the post went viral, Mathers faced serious public backlash, which led her to issue an apology.
Mathers made things worse for herself, however, when she excused her actions by saying that she “thought [she] was only sending it to one friend.” What she failed to understand was that she brutally body-shamed the innocent woman in the photo and completely violated her privacy by photographing her without consent.
Now Mathers is in even more hot water. In California, where she resides, photographing someone in the nude without their consent is a crime. The LAPD found the woman in Mathers’ Snap in September, and she reportedly cooperated with the investigation.
As of now, TMZ reports that Mathers was charged with invasion of privacy by the L.A. City Attorney and could be facing up to six months in jail.
We can only hope that Mathers finally realizes the weight of her horrific actions and feels genuine remorse for her mistakes.