Actress Scarlett Johansson arrives at the premiere of "The Avengers" in Los Angeles in April 2012. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
Actress Scarlett Johansson said she was "truly humiliated and embarrassed" by a Florida man who hacked into celebrity email accounts and procured naked images of her.
Johansson's videotaped statement was played in U.S. District Court on Monday as Judge S. James Otero sentenced Christopher Chaney, 35, to 10 years in prison.
Chaney, who has maintained he made no money from his actions, had already pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court to nine counts of computer hacking and wiretapping for the unauthorized access of email accounts of 50 people in the entertainment industry.
Once Chaney got photos of the celebrities and other information, he forwarded the material to another hacker and two celebrity websites that made them public, according to a plea agreement.
"I have been truly humiliated and embarrassed," said Johansson, whose then-husband Ryan Reynolds' email was hacked. "I find Christopher Chaney's actions to be perverted and reprehensible."
Singer Christina Aguilera, whose email was also hacked, taped a similar message to the court: "That feeling of security can never be given back and there is no compensation that can restore the feeling one has from such a large invasion of privacy."
Actress Renee Olstead, the 23-year-old star of ABC Family Channel's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," appeared in court and described how much the stolen naked images hurt her.
"I just really hope this doesn't happen to someone else," Olstead said, sobbing. "You can lose everything because of the actions of a stranger."
Olstead said she comes from a conservative family and worked for a family network. She said she considered suicide after the photos were released.
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SOURCE: The Los Angeles Times
Richard Winton
