Mark Latham's ex found guilty of recording intimate image

Nathalie Matthews, former partner of Mark Latham, has been found guilty of recording an intimate image without consent. Matthews was accused of photographing a naked selfie that another woman had sent to Latham. She was acquitted of accessing restricted data without authorization. Matthews was arrested and charged after using Latham's password to log onto his computer and discovering the intimate images.

Latham did not realize the images were stored on his computer when he gave Matthews the password. He claimed Matthews accused him of infidelity three days later by asking if he had photos of other women. Latham told the court he initially found her message confusing and jokingly responded with photos of parliamentary colleagues.

Matthews was found not guilty of accessing restricted data because the judge determined Latham had willingly provided his password without conditions. The prosecution argued Matthews accessed restricted data due to the computer's password protection, but Judge Vassall disagreed, stating Latham had freely given his password. Matthews' lawyer argued there was no evidence the images were intimate, but the judge rejected this, noting Matthews had violated A.A.'s privacy.