TIFU by chatting with a stranger

Can you go to the police? I know this must seem shameful, but the fact is, many consenting adults send "intimate" photos of themselves under the impression it will remain private. What she is doing is extortion and it is illegal. If you have her name and address, you can turn it on her for her illegal scam. She is obviously doing this to other people and I have heard of this type of scam before. I would get tough with her and say that if she dares to post pictures of you without your express written consent, you will obtain a lawyer and sue her for damages and defamation. I have had a similar situation, unfortunately, where I dated a guy a few times. Well, I met the "gentleman" (more like scumbag) and we went out to dinner 3 times and we were getting along. Although he was a bit eccentric, I went along. Foolish me. We had sex the first time. No problem. All systems go. Well, one night, after dinner and watching a movie, we get busy. But I notice he is trying to put me in certain positions...leading me. I'm sort of in the moment. The lights were fully on. All of a sudden, I look around and there is a camera. With a blinking red light. Fuck! He is recording me! Aggggghhh!!! I get up and start screaming and cussing. If I was smart I would have taken the camera and broken it. Instead I was just so upset. I mean we went on dates! Of course the whole time he was planning this! I felt sick and dizzy. I got out of there like a bat out of hell. But later I realized I left gold earrings! FML! These were a gift from a family member. The first thing I did after the nightmare was send him a text message in very strong language that he did not have my permission to post any picture of me anywhere without my express written consent. I told him I did not consent to him filming me without my permission and should I ever find out that any likeness of me was on the internet or published anywhere I would obtain a lawyer and sue his ass. I made sure he responded that he understood that I would NOT take this lying down! (No pun intended.) I also did something crazy. I told my mom and co-worker. I figure I would rather have bullshit like this coming from me rather than someone else exposing me. Also, I believe strongly in not being shamed for being sexual beings. I hate this shit. If you are not ashamed of your actions then they have no power over you. Amyway...back to the earrings. I wanted them back! Fuck this guy! How dare he?! We arranged for a place to meet. Let me tell you, after my text messages he did not want to say a word to me. He handed the earrings to me, then fled! But I chased after him!! I was yelling, "YOU FUCKING PERVERT! I TRUSTED YOU AND YOU PULLED THIS SHIT! I PROMISE I WILL SUE YOUR FUCKING ASS YOU MOTHERFUCKER! MARK MY WORDS I WILL TAKE YOU FOR EVERY FUCKING DOLLAR YOU HAVE AND I WILL EXPOSE YOU FOR A VILE CREEP!" I couldn't yell at him anymore. He drove off. Am I worried that there is some sketchy video of me somewhere? Yes! But if there is, I refused to be shamed or extorted because of it. That's a true story...probably too much information. But I hate these types of things. No one deserves this bullshit.

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