A Nova Scotia man who posted an intimate image of his ex-girlfriend on a website advertising her for sex work “in an effort to harass and intimidate her following the demise of their romantic relationship” has been ordered to pay her a total of $45,000 in damages.

The woman took Cory Lester to Nova Scotia Supreme Court where he “was found liable under the Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act … for posting an intimate image of (his ex) on a website advertising (the woman) for sex work without her knowledge or permission,” Justice Joshua Arnold said in a written decision released Tuesday.