By the end of her legal battles and advocacy for change, Katelynn Spencer — a former resident of Wareham and Fairhaven — had lost friends, a husband, career, her community, and, at one point, her will to live, she says. But she never lost the strength to fight for what was right, even when the law wasn't on her side.

 

Spencer, now 35, says it all started from a mistake she made as an 18-year-old, which was trusting a man she once considered her "best friend."

 

"We never dated, just hooked up," Spencer said.

 

According to Spencer, her male friend was getting ready to head off to continue his education when he presented the idea of having sex on video.

 

"He begged and begged. He said, 'I want something to remember you by while I'm away,'" Spencer said.

 

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