Husband sticking by former cop after intimate photos posted by affair partner's daughter

Eleanor Brown, 24, was jailed for posting naked images of a woman who had an affair with her father - now the victim's husband has broken his silence since the revenge story broke

A former policewoman’s husband is “planning their future together” after he forgave her for an affair at the centre of a sex photos revenge case.

Eleanor Brown, 24, has been jailed for sharing intimate images on an escort site of the woman who had an affair with her father in 2012. Leeds Crown Court was told that her dad Geoff, a former firearms officer, carried on with the tryst for a short time and afterwards they both stayed with their respective spouses.

But 10 years later, the defendant noticed the woman’s husband had started a business which prompted her to start posting offensive messages on his Facebook page, calling his wife a “home wrecking s**g” and a “tramp”.

Brown then sent the husband sexual images of his wife before creating a fake profile on an escorting and sex services website, also featuring intimate photographs. The court heard the profile title was “Ex-police with all my uniform which I like to wear for my clients” and used the phrase “kinky copper”.

After Brown was jailed for three years on Monday, it has emerged that the husband of the policewoman involved in the affair has decided to stay with her.

“We don't want to discuss this, we really want to put the whole thing behind us,” he told the Mail Online. A friend added: "He has forgiven her and they're planning their future lives together. They work together in a little business they've set up and they're determined this won't end a long and mostly happy marriage.”

Meanwhile during the court case, in a victim personal statement read in court, the unnamed victim said that to describe her feeling “violated” was an “understatement”. She explained that she was “sickened” that the images were posted on a public website and shared for the sexual gratification of strangers. The woman said: “I’m finding it difficult to believe a woman would would do that to another woman.” She also said she was “fearful of what (Brown) is capable of”.

Judge Alex Menary said Brown “conspired” with her sister, Sophie, and her mother, Sarah, to create the fake profile. The court heard Sophie and Sarah are both ex-police officers. Judge Menary said the escort site post included the husband’s mobile number and he was then bombarded with texts and calls after it went live.

Harry Crowson, defending, said it was “unfathomable” how Brown got involved, saying: “She became a warrior in war she ought never to be fighting”. Mr Crowson added: “She needs to stop fighting a battle that’s not hers.”

The court heard how Brown was provided with the photographs by her mother and Mr Crowson said she was “egged on by her family”. The barrister said his client had been severely traumatised by the events of 2012, when she was shown the images as a teenager for reasons the judge said had never been properly explained.

He said that, over the years, a woman she had never met had “become almost a caricature” to her. Brown, of Morley, Leeds, admitted two counts of disclosing private images half-way through her trial earlier this year. Her victim and her husband had already given evidence by the time the defendant changed her pleas and, on Friday, Judge Menary described this as the “ultimate act of brinksmanship”, which was a “very serious aggravating feature” in the case.

Because of this, he gave Brown no credit for her guilty pleas. Judge Menary said one of the most “egregious and vindictive” aspects of the case was Brown’s contact with the victim’s daughter, who had not been told of the affair. The judge heard how Brown told her: “I will make sure your mum is never allowed to forget what she did to my family,” and added “wherever she goes her photos will remain and follow her”. Judge Menary described this as “shameful”.