美国一男子承认偷取名人裸体照片

Man Admits Stealing Nude¹ Celebrity² Photos 美国一男子承认偷取名人裸体照片

A Pennsylvania man has admitted to stealing online nude photos and videos from female celebrities³.

Those television and movie stars include Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Kirsten Dunst and Kim Kardashian. Also Vanessa Hudgens, Rihanna, Lea Michele and Hillary Duff.

This information comes from Variety, which covers the entertainment industry.

The FBI said Ryan Collins, 36, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, admitted guilt⁴ this week to two criminal charges. Both charges are for illegal use of computers, the FBI said.

The FBI’s announcement did not name the victims. But it said Collins obtained email and other private information from 122 people. Most are “female celebrities,” the FBI said.

The case has been called “Celebgate.”

The FBI said it has no evidence that Collins posted the nude photos and videos of female stars. Those images began appearing on the Internet in 2014.

But the assistant director at the FBI’s Los Angeles, California, office said Collins still did major harm.

“By illegally accessing intimate details of his victims' personal lives, Mr. Collins violated their privacy and left many to contend with lasting⁵ emotional distress⁶, embarrassment⁷ and feelings of insecurity,” said Assistant Director David Bowdich.

Bowdich said the FBI investigation⁸ is continuing.

The FBI said this is how Collins operated: He would send the celebrities emails that appeared to be from Apple and Google. The emails asked for sign in and password information.

Collins used this information to download entire Apple iCloud accounts, including photos and videos, the FBI said.

Bowdich said the case shows the importance of not sharing personal information, such as email passwords. That goes for both stars and regular people, he said.

Apple and Google do not send emails asking for personal information, he said.

Federal prosecutors¹⁰ will recommend that Collins receive an 18-month prison sentence, according to a government press release.

Prosecutor⁹ Eileen Decker said Collin’s victims have a right to make statements and attend all hearings in his case.

The charges were announced in Los Angeles, California, where many of the victims lived. But the FBI said the case will be heard by a court in Pennsylvania, near Collins’ home.

Collins is married and the father of two children, according to website  Lancasteronline.com. It said Collins worked in a sales job and as an art director, but recently showed interest in working as a chef.

Words in This Story

celebrity – n. a well-known or famous person

nude - adj. having no clothes on

entertainment – adj. the act of amusing or entertaining people

accessing – v. to obtain something

intimate – adj. very personal or private

embarrassment – n. something or someone that causes a person or group to look or feel foolish

password – n. a secret series of numbers or letters that allows you to use a computer system

download – v. the act of copying a computer file into another file or device

prosecutor – n. a lawyer who represents the side in a court case that accuses a person of a crime and who tries to prove that the person is guilty

chef – n. someone who cooks at a restaurant

1 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

4 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

5 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

6 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

7 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

10 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。