Man spots ex-wife in porn film, case closed

Eyüp SERBEST - ISTANBUL

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A Turkish court has blocked access to a video discovered online by the ex-husband of a woman seen having sex in it, but prosecutors have dropped the investigation to identify the suspects.

The unnamed man recognized his ex-wife, who he divorced two-and-a-half years ago, while surfing a pornographic website based in Canada last year. Although the woman’s face was not seen in the video, the man was sure that she was his ex-wife, based on the moles and medical operation marks on her body. 

The man subsequently contacted his ex-wife, who instantly filed a complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul’s Bakırköy district. 

“I never had a boyfriend after I was divorced. I don’t know who had sexual intercourse with me, filmed it and distributed it online. This relationship was without my consent. Probably, I was unconscious,” the unnamed woman told prosecutors.

The 24th Criminal Court of First Instance in Bakırköy blocked access to the website and the prosecutors initiated two investigations. The video was analyzed, but neither the man whose face is not seen in the film nor the uploaders of the file could be identified. Prosecutors closed both investigations without conclusion after a year-long effort.