Ruby Macarthur: Influencer Ruby Macarthur charged over filming six men ‘performing a sex act’ without their consent and sharing it

An influential man has been charged with recording and publishing sex acts with several men without their consent.

Ruby Campbell McArthur, 24, was charged with knowingly recording an intimate image and distributing it without consent.

McArthur, from Port Macquarie, New South Wales, has several media and horse training businesses and thousands of online followers.

The crime is believed to have occurred in the Port Macquarie area in October.

Ruby Campbell McArthur (pictured), 24, was charged with knowingly distributing an intimate image without consent and knowingly recording an intimate image without consent.

The influencer’s defense told the court she would make an application and seek to have her case heard under mental health legislation.

The intimate image allegedly recorded was of a “sexual act involving five to six men”, documents handed to Port Macquarie Local Court by police said. Mid North Coast News reported.

McArthur appeared in court Wednesday wearing a white suit, high heels and dark sunglasses.

According to courtroom rules, she was ordered to remove her glasses.

The defense suggested she would make an application and try to have her case dealt with under mental health legislation.

Magistrate Georgina Darcy, however, was not prepared to adjourn the case unless there was any sign of a guilty plea, in case the bid to dismiss it was unsuccessful.

The defense told the court that McArthur intends to plead guilty if the plea is dismissed.

The hearing of the case was postponed until January 25.