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Re:Ask HN: I'm in a bad situation and desperately need advice by penneyd on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:19PM (#31404930)
File a police report for sure - pretty sure your employer wouldn't fire you for being a blackmail victim either. Sorry, sounds stressful to say the least. I am not a lawyer.

Also if you exchanged photos that behavior can go both ways.

Re:Ask HN: I'm in a bad situation and desperately need advice by MightLoseMyJob on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:29PM (#31405004)
I don't think threatening to reciprocate the blackmail is something I'd ever want to do, both for moral and legal reasons. I don't think they'd fire me for being a blackmail victim, but I wouldn't be surprised if they fired me for creating an uncomfortable work environment should my coworkers receive those photos.
Re:Ask HN: I'm in a bad situation and desperately need advice by penneyd on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:44PM (#31405124)
You wouldn't be the one creating the hostile work environment, that would be on the perpetrator of the crime, as others have said file a police report and inform your HR department as to what's going on. You'll be fine.