In 2020, the relationship between “D.L.” and her boyfriend began to deteriorate while they were living together in Chicago. As her lawyers explain, the situation took a turn for the worse when her ex-boyfriend, Marques Jamal Jackson, began spying on her. Motivated by delusional and paranoid jealousy, Jackson accessed the security system in D.L.’s mother’s home in Texas, where D.L. had temporarily moved. He secretly recorded her every move without her knowledge or consent.
Over the course of several years, Jackson escalated his campaign against D.L. — referred to as “Jane Doe” in court documents — with the aim of publicly shaming her and disrupting her life. He took advantage of his access to her phone, email, social media, and bank accounts, and even hacked into her company’s security system. He collected explicit images of D.L. along with her personal information, and shared them with the world through a publicly accessible Dropbox folder, a page on a prominent pornography website, and multiple social media platforms. He sent the links to her family, friends, and co-workers.
On March 5, 2022, Jackson allegedly sent D.L. a message stating, “You will spend the rest of your life trying and failing to wipe yourself off the internet. Everyone you ever meet will hear the story and go looking… Happy Hunting.” This message, according to D.L.’s lawyers, is just one example of the allegations presented in the extensive harassment lawsuit she filed against Jackson in April 2022. Recently, a jury in Harris County, Texas, awarded D.L. $1.2 billion in damages — significantly more than originally sought. The verdict serves as a powerful message to anyone who engages in similar online abuse tactics, as stated in a press release from the Gilde Law Firm, which represented D.L. in the case.
Although D.L.’s lead attorney, Bradford Gilde, acknowledges that Jackson may not pay the full $1.2 billion, he asserts that legal remedies can be pursued to execute the judgment. Gilde believes that Jackson will spend the rest of his life attempting to clear this tremendous financial debt.
Gilde emphasizes that the trial was not solely about the money, but about the message it sends. He commends D.L. for her courage in filing the lawsuit and setting an example that engaging in image-based sexual abuse will result in a significant judgment. The intention is to deter others from committing similar acts.
According to court documents, Jackson and D.L. began their relationship in 2016, starting as a relationship built on mutual love and trust. However, as time went on, D.L. entrusted Jackson with access to her and her mother’s personal information and accounts, including email, social media logins, and electronic devices at her mother’s home in Texas, which included the security system.
Gilde explains that the relationship deteriorated after Jackson lost his job in 2019, leading to their separation in 2020. It was at this point that Jackson allegedly began using the security system in D.L.’s mother’s home to monitor her activities. According to court documents, Jackson’s behavior became “delusional and paranoid” after their breakup became official in October 2021. He believed that D.L. was involved in an intimate relationship with a mutual friend. The lawsuit claims that Jackson’s behavior escalated from childish to unlawfully torturous during this period. D.L. took steps to document Jackson’s alleged attacks as his actions intensified.
From October 2021 to March 2022, Jackson reportedly harassed D.L. by abusing her login information. He changed her Zoom information, sent fraudulent loan claims to her loan officer, and continued to torment her by posting explicit material online. Her workplace and gym were tagged in his posts on well-known pornography websites and various social media platforms.
While some refer to Jackson’s actions as “revenge porn,” D.L.’s lawyer, Jacob Schiffer, believes this term undermines the severity of the case. He prefers to describe it as image-based sexual abuse, emphasizing that D.L. was unaware that videos were being recorded of her.
According to the lawsuit, Jackson made D.L.’s personal information accessible to anyone, including her name and home address. He went a step further by creating a website and uploading explicit images to a publicly accessible Dropbox folder. Jackson also had access to D.L.’s personal bank account and used her funds without her consent. He repeatedly called and texted D.L. using fake phone numbers and harassed her friends, family, and co-workers with intimate images and private information through fake social media profiles.
Bradley Ertl, another lawyer involved in the case, claims that Jackson devoted his life to his plot. He would send explicit images of his ex-girlfriend to people, even staying up at night to do so.
Although Jackson never responded to the lawsuit officially and did not appear in court to defend himself, Gilde suggests that his absence was an attempt to minimize the potential verdict through automatic default judgment.
The lawyers predict that Jackson will now experience the same type of enduring digital infamy that he promised D.L. she would endure. The $1.2 billion judgment will follow him, affecting his job applications, credit applications, and personal relationships. This outcome serves as a warning to others — be cautious about what you ask for.
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