She was only 19-years-old when she stripped in a warehouse. An aspiring model when the pictures were taken in 1992, she posed in leather boots and fishnet stockings – no shame in being topless. At one point, she was asked to hold a chain attached to a male model’s neck.

Far from the fabulous life she leads now, Cameron Diaz is closer to putting the past behind her.

Photographer John Rutter, 42, was convicted of forgery, attempted grand theft and perjury on Monday for attempting to sell topless photos of Diaz from this photoshoot back to her – 11 years later.

Rutter was taken directly into custody after the verdict and now faces up to six years in jail. Judge Michael E. Pastor set sentencing for September 15.

During the almost two-week trial, Rutter told jurors he thought Diaz had signed a release form before the shoot giving him ownership of the photos.

He said he didn?t realize the form was forged when he offered “right of first refusal” to Diaz for $3.5 million shortly before the 2003 release of “Charlie?s Angels: Full Throttle.”

Rutter told the jury, made of seven women and five men, he was simply giving the actress first dibs on the photos before offering them to prospective buyers worldwide.

The prosecution argued that Rutter told Diaz the photos would be used against her by portraying her as a “bad angel” in magazines and ads. When he wouldn?t identify the purported buyers, Diaz suspected blackmail and contacted authorities.

Rutter’s lawyer sought to portray the case against his client as an attempt by a “rich and powerful movie star … seeking to crush and destroy John Rutter.”






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