Sprint Corp has been sued by a Los Angeles woman for invasion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress and identity theft, said a Los Angeles Times report. According to the lawsuit that was filed on Tuesday with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the plaintiff, J Johnson, is seeking unspecified damages for the posting of her naked photos of her engaged in sex on her Facebook page.
According to the lawsuit, Johnson claimed that she traded in her old HTC Evo mobile phone at a Sprint store located on Melrose Avenue in April last year. She stated that a worker gave her an assurance that all of the content on her phone had been wiped out. The woman's lawyer said that Johnson forgot about the two intimate photos of her with D Green taken during sex with both of their faces visible. LA Times said the man is also suing Sprint as well.
Johnson claimed that one of Sprint's employees browsed her phone at a Louisville plant where Sprint said was sent for refurbishment. An unidentified employee allegedly browsed Johnson's phone and shared the photos without her knowledge via an installed Facebook application. The photos were made public to her social contacts, which consisted of her friends, family and co-workers.
The woman's attorney, S Mohammad "Mike" Kazerouni, said, "It was very embarrassing, shocking, traumatizing. I think it's disgusting. I can't fathom why someone would want to put up intimate pictures of someone they've never met on their Facebook page."
When asked by the LA Times about the lawsuit, Sprint said that the company is currently looking into the allegations made by Johnson. In an emailed statement, Sprint spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge Walsh said, "Protecting customer privacy is of the utmost importance to Sprint. We take these matters very seriously. We intend to fully investigate this matter."
