Stephen Bear jailed for sharing Georgia Harrison sex tape on OnlyFans

Shameless reality TV star Stephen Bear has been jailed for posting a ‘revenge porn’ video of Love Island star Georgia Harrison.

The disgraced Celebrity Big Brother contestant, 33, shared the secret sex tape of his 28-year-old ex-girlfriend on OnlyFans – making £2,000 from it online. 

It had been captured on CCTV cameras in Bear’s garden on August 2, 2020 before being uploaded to the video subscription site and WhatsApp. 

Ms Harrison, who appeared on The Only Way Is Essex, was left devastated by the sex tape, with a judge today saying she had suffered ‘extensive humiliation and embarrassment’ at the hands of her perverted former lover. 

Judge Christopher Morgan today jailed Bear for 21 months and issued a restraining order against the TV personality. As Bear was led away to the cells, the remorseless influencer was heard saying: ‘Have a good evening, enjoy your weekends everyone.’

Shameless: Convicted Stephen Bear posed for photos with a fan as he arrived at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday for sentencing

Stephen Bear arrives for his sentencing hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates Court and makes a ‘peace sign’ to photographers. He is pictured with fiancé Jessica Smith

Bear and Georgia Harrison , 27, (pictured outside Chelmsford Crown Court today) were captured having sex on CCTV cameras in Bear’s garden on August 2, 2020. He then shared the footage on subscription website OnlyFans

Bear had been found guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court of voyeurism and of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. 

Despite facing the possibility of a prison sentence, the sex offender appeared relaxed when he arrived at back at the crown court this morning for sentencing. 

Wearing a black coat and dark sunglasses, the pervert waved and sang to journalists before posing for selfies with a fan. He even moaned about being convicted, saying his trial was ‘not fair’. 

The court had previously heard how Ms Harrison and Bear had consensual sex at his home in Loughton, Essex, but Ms Harrison had no idea they were being recorded.

Ms Harrison said that when Bear showed her the footage she told him ‘never to send’ it to anyone and ‘made it plain how upset she would be if he did’, prosecutor Jacqueline Carey KC said. 

The complainant said she saw Bear send the footage to someone on WhatsApp later that day, and later that year she was made aware that it was circulating online.

Ms Carey said Bear uploaded the sex tape ‘either himself or had it uploaded to OnlyFans and profited financially’.

Bear, who has also appeared on Ex On The Beach, denied all charges and claimed at trial he deleted the footage and had shared it with no-one other than Ms Harrison.

But a jury saw through his lies, convicting him of voyeurism and of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.

Judge Christopher Morgan, sentencing Bear, said the shamed TV personality ‘wished to exploit the economic value of the recording’ of Bear and Ms Harrison having sex.

Stephen Bear is quizzed by the press as he arrived at Chelmsford Crown Court for his sentencing hearing on Friday 

Dressed all in black, the convicted pervert Stephen Bear arrives at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday morning to be sentenced after releasing a private sex tape of him and his ex-girlfriend, Love Island star Georgia Harrison on OnlyFans 

‘I’m sure that you recognised the enhanced economic value to you by having Georgia Harrison, a well-known reality TV and social media personality, in the video,’ the judge told the court.

‘She would have been known and recognised by many people.’

After Bear was found guilty during an earlier trial, Ms Harrison said: ‘I hope me taking a stand gives other men and women who have fallen victim to revenge porn the courage to seek justice and most importantly show them that they have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.’

Following the sentencing, Hannah von Dadelszen, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS East of England praised the tormented reality star for her courage and dignity.

‘I want to commend Georgia Harrison for the bravery and determination she has shown throughout this case,’ she said. 

‘We want to encourage victims to come forward, safe in the knowledge they will have lifelong anonymity and can have special measures put in place when appearing in court, like giving evidence from behind a screen.’

Bear’s victim, Georgia Harrison (left) arrives at court on Friday to witness the pervert’s sentencing. She is accompanied by her mother Nicola (right) and and Michelle Roycroft of Holcon Associates

Grinning: Bear smiles as he is surrounded by journalists ahead of his sentencing hearing on Friday in Chelmsford 

Bear’s father – who is also called Stephen Bear – pictured today arriving at Chelmsford Crown Court to watch his son being sentenced for releasing his sex tape with ex Georgia Harrison

Bear started to sing ‘Lady in Red’ to a female journalist in the red coat after she asked him if he had anything to say to his victim, Georgia Harrison – who waived her right to legal anonymity 

Bear arrived in Chelmsford to a media scrum, surrounding by television reporters, photographers and fans.

The pervert was grilled by one female journalist as he strolled towards court, who asked the convicted sex offender: ‘Have you got nothing to say to Georgia Harrison.’

Placing an arm on the reporter’s shoulder, Bear ignored the question and instead started to obnoxiously sing ‘Lady In Red’.

Speaking after Bear was convicted, Ms Harrison said the last two years had been ‘absolute hell’ and accused the shameless reality star of ‘hanging her on the wall for millions to see’.

Bear had been due for sentencing on January 31 but the hearing was postponed by a month for a month for psychiatric report.

But during his last hearing, the convicted pervert spoke out in court after the jury returned their verdicts.   

Ms Harrison told the trial she met Bear in 2012 and the two went on the reality show The Challenge in 2018, where they began a relationship. The pair are pictured together in 2019

Wearing a black suit and tie, Bear said: ‘In my opinion from the very beginning it was never a fair trial, what the press said against me.

‘I was fighting a losing battle and it is what it is.’

Judge Morgan told the defendant: ‘Thank you for that observation.’

The disgraced TV star released a compilation video on TikTok last night showing him with his current lover, Ms Smith, saying ‘Brb, crying’.

The 3min 44sec video showed Bear licking his 23-year-old lover’s face, kissing her in front of the Eiffel Tower and feeding her a chicken leg to the remixed tune of ‘Somewhere Only We Know’. They’re also shown pouting and going on holiday.

Bear’s sycophantic fans were last night championing the convicted pervert on TikTok, with one saying ‘I love you so much xxxx’ as another said ‘Beautiful ♥️good luck’. A third added: ‘Good luck tomorrow.’

During the trial, the prosecution said the sex at Bear’s home was consensual but that Ms Harrison did not know that they were being recorded. 

The complainant said she saw Bear send the footage to someone on WhatsApp later that day, and that later that year she was made aware it was circulating online.

Ms Harrison said when Bear showed her the footage she told him ‘never to send’ it to anyone and ‘made it plain how upset she would be if he did’. 

Prosecutor Jacqueline Carey KC said Bear uploaded the footage ‘either himself or had it uploaded to OnlyFans and profited financially’.

Bear, who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, claims he deleted the sex tape and did not send it to others.

He previously told the trial he ‘thought it was funny’ the cameras had captured himself and Ms Harrison having sex.

‘We played it on the monitor screen,’ he said. ‘She asked for a copy of it.

‘I said ‘of course I will send you a copy’, it was 20 minutes long.’

Bear said Ms Harrison ‘told me to delete the footage, which I did’.

‘Why would I want that on my phone?’

He claimed his ‘intention’ that day ‘was to catch up with a friend – sex was a bonus and the footage was quite funny to watch back’.

He described Ms Harrison’s allegation that she saw him send the footage to someone on WhatsApp that evening as a ‘complete lie’.

During his police interview, Bear claimed Ms Harrison laughed about the sex video when he showed it to her in the garden and said he ‘put in a good performance’.

He told officers she had shared it with her friends and told them: ‘I said ”F****** hell, babe, look at that, I’ve got it on camera’.’ 

‘It turned her on, she was horny, she just laughed about it, it’s funny.’

Bear made repeated claims his Instagram had been hacked but answered only ‘no comment’ when police asked him specific questions. 

Ms Harrison’s mother and manager, Nicola Harrison, gave evidence during the trial and said her daughter was ‘tearful’ and ‘crying’ when she phoned her the day after being filmed. 

She said Ms Harrison told her not to worry as Bear had promised he would delete the video.

Nicola told jurors: ‘She said he sent the video to someone in front of her and she asked him to delete it. She thought it had reached the end of it – she said ‘Don’t worry, he has deleted it’.’

‘She said people were contacting her and saying they had seen the video and some people contacted her from America. She said it must be online and it was not just people showing it.’

As her manager, Nicola had access to her daughter’s Instagram account and said that after a request for information her daughter posted in December 2020 she saw 20 replies, one of which sent her a screenshot of the video.

‘Brb crying’: Bear shared a video of himself and his current fiance Jessica Smith ahead of his sentencing, which showed them kissing and cuddling together 

Bear (pictured) today told journalists he had not received a ‘fair trial’ as he arrived in Chelmsford to be sentenced 

His victim, Ms Harrison, said his actions caused her two years of hell. She is pictured arriving in Chelmsford on Friday to watch his sentencing hearing 

She said she went onto Bear’s OnlyFans page, paid $15 and saw the video but did not watch it, adding: ‘It is something I would never, ever want to see.’

When asked about footage being uploaded to OnlyFans, Bear told his trial: ‘I don’t know of any video being uploaded.

‘All I know is a 20-minute video I had at the time. I don’t know of any other video that’s been uploaded.’

He also said he had never changed his subscription price on his OnlyFans account, which was deactivated in December 2020.

During his trial, Bear’s Twitter account posted a ‘50% off’ deal for his adult entertainment website alongside a photo of him arriving at court accompanied by his girlfriend Jessica Smith. 

The photo showed him walking from a hired chauffeur-driven white Rolls Royce to the court building, and the accompanying text said, in block capitals: ‘50% off my adult site for the next 24 hours. 

‘Come see why I’m trending.’

The post included a smiling purple devil emoji, and a link to his website.

In the photo, taken on the first day of his trial, Bear wore a pink suit, black fur jacket and sunglasses.

Bear (pictured on Dec. 6) denied all charges, but a jury found him guilty by unanimous verdicts of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. He was found guilty by a majority verdict of 10 jurors to two of voyeurism

Bear (pictured at Chelmsford Crown Court on December 8), who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, claims he deleted the footage and did not send it to others

While awaiting trial, he posted a clip on the site, and on Twitter, depicting a sex act with his young girlfriend – and enthusiastic fellow porn star – Jessica Smith, 22.

She has been ever present by his side during his trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, as he arrived in a white Rolls Royce, dressed in a variety of gaudy suits and coats, flourishing a gold or silver cane, posing outside puffing on a huge cigar.

Smith has her own OnlyFans site, as well as around one million followers on Instagram.

The pair got together last year when Bear posted a call on Twitter for a girlfriend to ‘settle down with’. 

Bear’s Twitter account describes him as an ‘international playboy’ and ‘self-made billionaire’.

It was not the first time that the Ex On The Beach star’s social media account had made reference to the court case taking place.

Before the trial, a poll on Bear’s Twitter account asked his followers ‘What colour suit should I wear to court on Tuesday (December 6)?’

Most of the votes were for ‘pink’, and the account later posted a short video of Bear, apparently inside a vehicle and wearing the pink suit that he wore on the first day of his trial.

In the clip he gave a thumbs up, and text over the video said that ‘pink won the vote’.

During his trial, Bear’s Twitter account posted a ‘50% off’ deal for his adult entertainment website alongside a photo of him arriving at court accompanied by his girlfriend Jessica Smith

His account retweeted a post from Ms Smith’s account reading ‘I’ll always be by your side, even if the whole world is against you’

Before the trial, a poll on Bear’s Twitter account asked his followers ‘What colour suit should I wear to court on Tuesday (December 6)?’ Most of the votes were for ‘pink’, and the account later posted a short video of Bear, apparently inside a vehicle and wearing the pink suit that he wore on the first day of his trial

The post was captioned ‘keeping it low key’, with a smiling tongue out emoji, and a paw prints emoji.

The defendant, who wore different outfits to court, was pictured in another post carrying a cane as he waited for Ms Smith to exit a Rolls Royce outside court, with the caption reading ‘Every king needs a queen’.

His account retweeted a post from Ms Smith’s account reading ‘I’ll always be by your side, even if the whole world is against you’.

Essex Police said that in February 2022, Bear was seen to be discussing the court case on social media, ‘clearly breaching his court bail conditions’, so he was further arrested and later charged.

In the clip he gave a thumbs up, and text over the video said that ‘pink won the vote’. The post was captioned ‘keeping it low key’, with a smiling tongue out emoji, and a paw prints emoji

Giving evidence, Bear had described himself as ‘like the jack-of-all trades’ who was a labourer and did roofing before doing some ‘TV work’.

He added: ‘Now I do a bit of adult entertainment because my TV work has been on hold for two years because of this case.’

Ms Harrison told the trial she met Bear in 2012 and the two went on the reality show The Challenge in 2018, where they began a relationship.

She said: ‘We spent 24 hours a day together for six weeks and you could say it was casual but it was pretty intense as well.’

Describing how the relationship broke down, she said: ‘He slept with someone else in our hotel room and locked me out of it.’

Giving evidence during the previous trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, Ms Harrison said he also kissed one of her friends after a clothing event she held.

She said: ‘I heard he kissed my friend at his house but I got over that straight away. I had a lot of love for Stephen Bear when we were filming together but he is not someone I wanted a relationship with in the real world.

‘I was upset by the way he disrespected me and I had been there for him and he kissed another girl who was my friend. It was a bit embarrassing because it was my clothing launch.’

During her closing speech to the jury, Jacqueline Carey KC said Bear bragged from the witness stand about sleeping with Lauren Goodger and other models.

She said: ‘He broadcast their private sexual lives in open court and gave no thought to their privacy at all.

‘If it gets him fame, money, notoriety or trending on Twitter he will say whatever he wants, he will do whatever he wants and distribute whatever he wants.

‘The prosecution are not asking you to convict Stephen Bear because he sleeps with women and doesn’t call them back. 

‘As ungentlemanly as it is, that is not what he is charged with.

‘He is not charged with being a self-obsessed show-off. The prosecution are asking you to convict him because the evidence proves he is guilty.’

The defendant, wearing a black suit and pink shirt and tie, took several deep breaths as he walked from the dock to the witness stand to give his evidence on December 8

Bear exited a Rolls Royce with cane, cigar and animal print coat during an earlier hearing  (pictured)

He told a court he deleted a video of himself having sex with his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison (pictured on December 6) in his garden, caught on his CCTV cameras, when she asked him to the same day

During the trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, jurors heard how Bear earned £40,000 from OnlyFans and more than £2,000 from the sex tape with Ms Harrison.

Ms Carey told jurors Bear upped his OnlyFans subscription price after it began to attract attention from people talking about the video online, increasing it from seven to 50 dollars before logging in 90 minutes later to reduce it to 20.

She said: ‘The suggestion that his account was hacked at all is palpable nonsense. He was the only person who had access by December 7.

‘And he was the only one to profit from the subscription hike. By December 7 the rumour mill was going.

‘He was getting traction on social media, a lot of people were looking at him. That is why he put the price up, so he could make a quick buck.’

Gemma Rose, defending Bear, told the jury: ‘You may not agree with Mr Bear’s views or his work online but this is not a court of morals. You must judge the case on the evidence that is put before you.

‘He received around £40,000 from OnlyFans but in respect of that video OnlyFans state the payment was 2,000 dollars.’

Ms Harrison said after the video was shared online ‘I was in the worst state of my life.’

‘I can’t explain the shame I felt. I did not want to leave my room. Instead of apologising, he put his subscription price up from £25 to £50,’ she told the court.

‘If he did it or not, which I believe he did, that is no way to act. It is brazen and he knows what he has done.’

The alleged offences are said to have taken place in August 2020 and in November 2020. Bear was arrested after returning from Dubai in January 2021. 

Ms Carey said he spent five minutes in the toilet of the jet before being taken into police custody.

Officers searching his suitcase and another bearing his brother’s name, Robert Bear, said they could not find a phone or any other electronic device.

Bear denied travelling with his brother and during a search at the police station officers found a sim card key in his joggers.