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Male friend stole my phone to look at my nudes

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LostStars39 · 01/10/2025 21:46

It’s a bit of a weird one and something I never expected would happen, please bear with as it’s so long but I don’t want to leave anything out.

I threw a party last week and I had a few friends over including me and DPs couple friend Kate and Tom (names changed obviously)
myself and DP have been really good friends with Kate and Tom for years now and all get on really well.

Last Saturday night of the party we were all having a great night, everyone was very drunk and drinks were flowing and we were playing games and just generally having fun. We all had a bit of coke but it wasn’t a massive bender or anything (might be relevant later)

Fast forward to about 2am and it starts winding
down, there are a few other people round who get taxis home but Kate and Tom stay over in our spare room as we’d planned.

I sleep with a Bluetooth eyemask and play music to help me fall asleep, I was quite tired and fell asleep quite quickly. A couple of hours later, around 5am I heard the door of the spare room going and assumed Kate or Tom needed the toilet (the only toilet I have in my house is my en-suite) although the sleep mask is good I’m a light sleeper and still hear most noises.
I try going back to sleep as I don’t hear any other movement. Suddenly my music cuts out and I can hear weird noises and a voice that sounds like myself through the eyemask. I jolt upright in bed feeling completely confused and disorientated. The noises I can hear playing is moaning and sounds like porn but also sounds like myself. DP is fast asleep next to me.
I go to grab my phone on my bedside table which is charging next to me but it’s not there. I was pretty drunk when I came up to bed so check under pillows, under the bed etc and then finally think to check my charger lead, it’s not plugged in.

I turn my lamp on and start walking out my room to try and find out what the hell is going on and Tom is sat outside my door holding my phone in one hand and his in another. I grab my phone back and ask him what the fuck he’s doing with my phone and he looks disoriented and sheepish and just keeps stuttering saying sorry and he doesn’t know what he’s doing. He then eventually says he was being a pervert and that he “doesn’t have a boner” I’m really confused so get back into bed while Tom goes to the toilet. While toms in the toilet I wake DP and tell him somethings happened as by this point I’m terrified. Tom comes out the toilet and I pretend to be asleep as I can’t process anything right now. DP and Tom say a couple of words to each other but toms mostly completely out of it.

when Tom goes back to bed I tell DP everything and that I think Tom was watching porn on my phone, I then open my phone to see what it was and turns out Tom has gone into my “hidden photos folder” on iPhone that you need Face ID or passcode for and has been looking through my nudes and videos of myself with sex toys etc I’d sent of myself to DP around 3 years ago when we first got together! I’m absolutely mortified and was nearly sick when I realised. I never go looking in that folder and just save things I wouldn’t want in my main photo album in there. I guess I feel partly to blame as I don’t know why I’d kept the videos but they were saved in a private album!

i felt completely violated and disgusted and the next morning just pretended to be asleep so I didn’t have to see Tom until he went home.

I told DP everything on the night and he’s absolutely disgusted too. Tom never sleeps the night of taking coke so I don’t know if he’d been planning it the whole time he was awake or what. I remembered I’d told him the passcode to my phone that night so he could sort the music on my phone so that’s how he’d gotten into the private album.

I haven’t spoken to Tom since and he hadn’t told Kate, I messaged her the day after explaining everything and she confronted him and kicked him out. He’s now back living with her but staying in the living room, but they also work together and are very codependent. Kate is my best friend and she’s heartbroken but I feel due to codependency she will stay with him.

The 4 of us have lots of gigs, meals, events and a couple of holidays coming up and I just don’t know what to do.

Tom is going to get therapy and has sent an apology card but I still can’t face talking to him.
I don’t really know why I’m posting this but just wanted to get it off my chest.

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PipMumsnet · 04/10/2025 09:49

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defrazzled · 01/10/2025 21:49

That is absolutely horrendous. I would have called the Police. Has someone been through his phone and checked he has not copied the photos? Obviously you can never see him again, I am so sorry, what a disgusting man.

IAmJustAGirl · 01/10/2025 21:51

I guess I feel partly to blame as I don’t know why I’d kept the videos but they were saved in a private album!

absolutely not. You are not to blame here and you are a victim.

BorgQueen · 01/10/2025 21:52

Sounds like you need better friends and better life choices. Sex videos on your phone? Grim.

LaurieFairyCake · 01/10/2025 21:55

He was copying your photos and videos, that’s why he had his phone in the other hand

dump the pair of them, you can’t trust her and she’s going to stay with him

LostStars39 · 01/10/2025 21:57

defrazzled · 01/10/2025 21:49

That is absolutely horrendous. I would have called the Police. Has someone been through his phone and checked he has not copied the photos? Obviously you can never see him again, I am so sorry, what a disgusting man.

Edited

I didn’t even think about the police or checking his phone, my heads been all over the place since. I don’t think I’d want to go to the police selfishly as I’d hate to have to keep reliving it etc. but thank you for the suggestions x

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LostStars39 · 01/10/2025 21:59

IAmJustAGirl · 01/10/2025 21:51

I guess I feel partly to blame as I don’t know why I’d kept the videos but they were saved in a private album!

absolutely not. You are not to blame here and you are a victim.

Thank you so much, I feel guilty as if I hadn’t kept the videos there would be nothing to find on my phone but I know that shouldn’t be my problem.

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NessShaness · 01/10/2025 21:59

Did you check he hadn’t sent the videos to his phone?

You did nothing wrong here OP x

user1476613140 · 01/10/2025 22:00

LaurieFairyCake · 01/10/2025 21:55

He was copying your photos and videos, that’s why he had his phone in the other hand

dump the pair of them, you can’t trust her and she’s going to stay with him

Probably was using Bluetooth to copy them from one device to another.

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BorgQueen · 01/10/2025 21:52

Sounds like you need better friends and better life choices. Sex videos on your phone? Grim.

Why shouldn't she have sex videos on her phone in a hidden folder, she's an adult. You're the grim one for thinking like that

This must feel incredibly violating, have you got someone to talk to, or a counsellor? It's such a horrible thing to happen

PaellaPan · 01/10/2025 22:05

How did he get into your locked folder? I have one for a number of reasons and would be horrified if someone was able to access it.

Elektra1 · 01/10/2025 22:05

That’s so gross, I’m sorry. I would play this very cool and calm, but quickly while he’s still feeling ashamed. Go round with DP unannounced when you know they will be home and demand he hand the phone over to you and DP to check it and delete permanently anything he’s copied. If he knows you’re coming he’ll back it up or whatever beforehand so surprise is key here.

After that, I would move away from the friendship and cancel the holidays etc. It is not normal adult behaviour to do what he did - whether on coke or not - and God only knows what else he might do. Just vile.

fuzzwuss · 01/10/2025 22:06

This is definitely not anything you need to feel guilty about, what an absolute betrayal. Dont see them again, you do not need people like this. Can you find out if he copied them to his phone? If he did you really should think of taking it further and speaking to the police.

LostStars39 · 01/10/2025 22:06

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I’m sorry, what?
I wish this was made up, but unfortunately it’s not. I’m glad your life is so peaceful that this feels fabricated

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Deerfolk · 01/10/2025 22:07

Find it grimy that you are contributing to the class A drugs trade. All of those teenagers that get killed and all of those families destroyed just so you can get your fix.

LostStars39 · 01/10/2025 22:09

PaellaPan · 01/10/2025 22:05

How did he get into your locked folder? I have one for a number of reasons and would be horrified if someone was able to access it.

I stupidly gave him my passcode earlier in the night to sort the music which was linked on my phone. If Face ID fails for the hidden album you can eventually get into it with passcode :(

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NessShaness · 01/10/2025 22:09

PaellaPan · 01/10/2025 22:05

How did he get into your locked folder? I have one for a number of reasons and would be horrified if someone was able to access it.

The OP states she gave him her passcode earlier in the evening to put music on from her phone.

muddlingthrou · 01/10/2025 22:10

You’ve been horrendously violated by someone awful OP. It’s so natural to be wracking your brains about what you could’ve done differently but none of this is your fault. It sounds very scary and traumatising. Please be kind to yourself and ignore any saddos victim blaming x

TheBeaTgoeson1 · 01/10/2025 22:11

Tldr: summery please.

PaellaPan · 01/10/2025 22:14

LostStars39 · 01/10/2025 22:09

I stupidly gave him my passcode earlier in the night to sort the music which was linked on my phone. If Face ID fails for the hidden album you can eventually get into it with passcode :(

Ah, I missed that. My phone does not work that way. If biometric ID fails, it locks you out. And I have a separate password for my locked folder than I do for my phone.

Finteq · 01/10/2025 22:15

NessShaness · 01/10/2025 22:09

The OP states she gave him her passcode earlier in the evening to put music on from her phone.

I think the point is.

A locked folder will have a different pass code from the usual one for the phone.

Dissappearedupmyownarse · 01/10/2025 22:21

LostStars39 · 01/10/2025 21:46

It’s a bit of a weird one and something I never expected would happen, please bear with as it’s so long but I don’t want to leave anything out.

I threw a party last week and I had a few friends over including me and DPs couple friend Kate and Tom (names changed obviously)
myself and DP have been really good friends with Kate and Tom for years now and all get on really well.

Last Saturday night of the party we were all having a great night, everyone was very drunk and drinks were flowing and we were playing games and just generally having fun. We all had a bit of coke but it wasn’t a massive bender or anything (might be relevant later)

Fast forward to about 2am and it starts winding
down, there are a few other people round who get taxis home but Kate and Tom stay over in our spare room as we’d planned.

I sleep with a Bluetooth eyemask and play music to help me fall asleep, I was quite tired and fell asleep quite quickly. A couple of hours later, around 5am I heard the door of the spare room going and assumed Kate or Tom needed the toilet (the only toilet I have in my house is my en-suite) although the sleep mask is good I’m a light sleeper and still hear most noises.
I try going back to sleep as I don’t hear any other movement. Suddenly my music cuts out and I can hear weird noises and a voice that sounds like myself through the eyemask. I jolt upright in bed feeling completely confused and disorientated. The noises I can hear playing is moaning and sounds like porn but also sounds like myself. DP is fast asleep next to me.
I go to grab my phone on my bedside table which is charging next to me but it’s not there. I was pretty drunk when I came up to bed so check under pillows, under the bed etc and then finally think to check my charger lead, it’s not plugged in.

I turn my lamp on and start walking out my room to try and find out what the hell is going on and Tom is sat outside my door holding my phone in one hand and his in another. I grab my phone back and ask him what the fuck he’s doing with my phone and he looks disoriented and sheepish and just keeps stuttering saying sorry and he doesn’t know what he’s doing. He then eventually says he was being a pervert and that he “doesn’t have a boner” I’m really confused so get back into bed while Tom goes to the toilet. While toms in the toilet I wake DP and tell him somethings happened as by this point I’m terrified. Tom comes out the toilet and I pretend to be asleep as I can’t process anything right now. DP and Tom say a couple of words to each other but toms mostly completely out of it.

when Tom goes back to bed I tell DP everything and that I think Tom was watching porn on my phone, I then open my phone to see what it was and turns out Tom has gone into my “hidden photos folder” on iPhone that you need Face ID or passcode for and has been looking through my nudes and videos of myself with sex toys etc I’d sent of myself to DP around 3 years ago when we first got together! I’m absolutely mortified and was nearly sick when I realised. I never go looking in that folder and just save things I wouldn’t want in my main photo album in there. I guess I feel partly to blame as I don’t know why I’d kept the videos but they were saved in a private album!

i felt completely violated and disgusted and the next morning just pretended to be asleep so I didn’t have to see Tom until he went home.

I told DP everything on the night and he’s absolutely disgusted too. Tom never sleeps the night of taking coke so I don’t know if he’d been planning it the whole time he was awake or what. I remembered I’d told him the passcode to my phone that night so he could sort the music on my phone so that’s how he’d gotten into the private album.

I haven’t spoken to Tom since and he hadn’t told Kate, I messaged her the day after explaining everything and she confronted him and kicked him out. He’s now back living with her but staying in the living room, but they also work together and are very codependent. Kate is my best friend and she’s heartbroken but I feel due to codependency she will stay with him.

The 4 of us have lots of gigs, meals, events and a couple of holidays coming up and I just don’t know what to do.

Tom is going to get therapy and has sent an apology card but I still can’t face talking to him.
I don’t really know why I’m posting this but just wanted to get it off my chest.

I can't believe people are saying you're partly to blame because you have photos/videos of yourself ON YOUR PHONE?!
It's your own private device and you can store whatever you like on there.
He has completely betrayed you and broken the law (I think?) and therefore I would report him to the police. He stole your propertyand accessed private information without your permission. I agree with everyone saying he's probably copied these images to his own phone.
Break all ties with this friendship. If she takes him back then she's showing her cards as to who her loyalties lie with and its clearly not you!

NessShaness · 01/10/2025 22:22

Finteq · 01/10/2025 22:15

I think the point is.

A locked folder will have a different pass code from the usual one for the phone.

Mine doesn’t.

FaceBothered · 01/10/2025 22:25

Well I've learned something tonight.

I always thought cocaine kept people awake! 😬

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