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madderthanapissedonchicken · 31/10/2026 07:31

Wasn’t sure where to put this one.

My partner (male) is in a work chat with 4 other men from work.

He told me that one of the men (A) is splitting up with his girlfriend as he cheated on her with another woman from work. Whilst he was sleeping with this woman he filmed it without her knowledge. He was watching the video at home, his girlfriend caught him, and is now leaving him.

My partner told me that before this happened, A wrote in the group chat that he had something to show them all & shared the video (on view once).

I am hoping that A’s girlfriend reports this to her partners work, so the woman can be made aware & report this vile man to the police.

My partner seemed shocked, said the guy was sick but was also sort of laughing calling him disgusting. I told him if this all comes out at work they’ll all be at risk of losing their jobs (possibly?!) for seeing this video. And the fact that none of them have left the chat / reported to work / stopped
talking to this man is crazy to me. I cant understand why you’d still want to be talking to him! He says they’ve deleted all the messages.

It’s making me look at my partner different. How can we view this totaling differently? If this was me, I’d report what I’d seen to work, and never talk to the pervert again.

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BigWig78 · 31/10/2026 08:17

I don’t think your partner would get into trouble necessarily for the video- he didn’t know what it was. But having now seen it and being aware of it and the legality then I think he should stop speaking to A (for arsehole?) and report the video to HR saying he would be willing to make a statement to the police should the woman at work wish. Does she know? If not, your partner should report it to HR and allow them to decide whether to disclose that to her. Poor woman.

madderthanapissedonchicken · 31/10/2026 08:28

The woman doesn’t know. It’s awful.
I’m shocked that my partner hasn’t already reported it, or at the least left the chat / stopped talking to him etc

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mynameiscalypso · 31/10/2026 08:33

I’m not sure I could stay with someone who didn’t report it.

ThePerfectStormBird · 31/10/2026 08:33

I’d run this scenario through AI and see what it says. Id also read the work policies and see what it says about conduct. My workplace would have this as gross misconduct and immediate dismissal.

legally I’m pondering whether this would come under revenge porn. It’s serious and I’d want out that WhatsApp group and I think he’s going to have to report it.

https://www.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/online-safety/online-safety/non-consensual-intimate-image-abuse-revenge-porn/non-consensual-intimate-image-abuse-revenge-porn-reporting-it-to-the-police/

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