A Texas jury has awarded a woman $1.2bn (£944m) after ruling that she was the victim of revenge porn.

The woman, who was named only by the initials DL in court documents, filed a harassment lawsuit against her former boyfriend in 2022.

The suit alleged that he posted intimate pictures of her online to “publicly shame” her after a break-up.

Her lawyers in the case said the settlement is a win for victims of “image-based sexual abuse”.

“While a judgment in this case is unlikely to be recovered, the compensatory verdict gives DL back her good name,” said Bradford Gilde, the lead trial lawyer, in a statement.

The lawyers had originally asked the jury for $100m in damages.

“We hope the staggering amount of this verdict sends a message of deterrence and prevents others from engaging in this despicable activity,” Mr Gilde added.