The Case of Dani Mathers
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 39.778231903243785
Longitude: -100.8801256788983
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- United States
- Decision Date
- 25 de mai. de 2017
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Privacy
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Case Number
- N/A
- Case Summary
A Los Angeles Court sentenced former playmate of the year Dani Mathers to 30 hours graffiti removal service and three years for invasion of privacy for "body-shaming" another gym goer in an online post. The judge rejected both Mathers' request for a diversion in the case so she would not face charges on her criminal record case and her defense that the privacy law she was charged under was unconstitutionally ambiguous. The case was used by the California State to promote and pass Senate Bill 784, an amendment to Section 647 of the Penal Code, increasing fines for anyone taking clandestine nude or partially nude photos of individuals without their knowledge or consent and allowing victims to seek restitution if the images were posted online. The Bill passed shortly after Mathers' sentencing. Global FoE could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from sources. Global FoE notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about the case and additional material regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.
- Case Significance
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Source Name and URL
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression