Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A spiteful ex-boyfriend shared a topless 'lookalike' photo of his former girlfriend - which ended up being seen by her mum.
Andrew Tyrer sent the semi-nude picture to another of his victim's past boyfriends, with the caption: "Your ex bird LOL" - the ECHO reports.
The man believed it was her and when the photo was forwarded on to the victim and her mum, who was left feeling "sick". Tyrer, 42, of Macbeth Street, Kirkdale, always insisted it was not actually his ex-girlfriend in the picture.
He was initially charged with disclosing a private sexual photograph with intent to cause distress - an offence commonly referred to as revenge porn.
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