Bay Area cop charged with distributing explicit photos of estranged wife without consent

A Napa County sheriff’s deputy has been accused of distributing explicit photos of his now-estranged wife over several years, and has been charged with crimes covered partly under California’s revenge pornography law.

James Fotherby, 43, faces one count each of invasion of privacy and distribution of a private image causing emotional distress. Both counts are misdemeanors, with maximum punishment of six months jail for each.

On Dec. 1, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office added...