The INSIDER Summary:
- Blac Chyna's lawyer Walter Mosley has called Rob Kardashian's social media attack of his client an "assault" in a statement to Page Six on July 6.
- On July 5, Kardashian posted explicit images and video of Blac Chyna on Instagram and Twitter, before they were removed.
- Chyna accused Kardashian of domestic violence in two now-deleted Snapchat posts.
- She is reportedly threatening legal action against her ex-fiancé.
Rob Kardashian could face serious legal consequences including jail time after he posted a series of explicit images of his ex-fiancée Blac Chyna to his now-deleted Instagram account and then his Twitter page on July 5.
Chyna, 29, is reportedly threatening legal action against Kardashian, with whom she has a 7-month-old daughter, Dream. Her lawyer Walter Mosley has called Kardashian's social media attack on his client an "assault."
The California-based attorney made the comment in a statement to Page Six on July 6.
"We are taking this assault against Chyna very seriously and still exploring all available legal remedies to her at this time," he told the website.
It's similar to Mosley's earlier statement to People, though the attorney was careful to refrain from using any words such as "assault" to describe the situation at the time.
"I am exploring all legal remedies and protections available to my client at this time in attempts to best advise her on how she may want to proceed," he told People on July 5.
Chyna initially responded to the images Kardashian shared to his millions of social media followers with two now-deleted posts on Snapchat that accused the 30-year-old reality star of domestic violence.
"Rob [you] did all this but [you] beat me up and try act [like] it never happen[ed]!!!!!"she wrote in a now-deleted Snapchat post. "[You] put hand on me I swear on god!!!! On my kids [I'm telling the truth,] but I'm supposed to be quiet because you're a Kardashian."
A second post, which was also deleted, read: "The light will come to the light."
Lawyers told INSIDER that Kardashian could face jail time and a fine if Chyna pursues legal action.
"If charged with California's misdemeanor criminal statute against nonconsensual porn, Kardashian could face six months of jail time and a fine,"Carrie Goldberg, a sexual privacy attorney and a board member of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, told INSIDER.
California-based attorney Lisa Bloom, who has represented Mischa Barton in a recent revenge porn case, said that Chyna could sue Kardashian for damages.
"Chyna ... likely has a private right of action against Mr. Kardashian for money damages for the emotional distress he has surely caused her," she told INSIDER.
"Attempting to slut shame the mother of his child is truly sick behavior as the law recognizes," she said. "I encourage Ms. Chyna to stand up for her rights as a woman to control which images of her own body will be made public."
As Business Insider notes, under California law, Kardashian could even stand to lose custody of his daughter, Dream, if he were to face other legal repercussions such as a restraining order.
INSIDER has contacted Chyna's attorney Walter Mosley, as well as Rob Kardashian's representative, for comment. We will update this story with any further developments.
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