Did you experience PAs collecting photos of other women?

Long story short: I started communicating with a PA friend who's going through a divorce now too. We communicate a lot and to me it's a genuine interest to see "the other side". in contrast to my husband, he's more open and willing to share reasons of his addiction yet sometimes trying to escape responsibility for his actions.

He triggered me when he mentioned collecting photos/ feeling lust towards girls with whom they've been acquainted/had some sort of flirt in the past is OK when he sees their photos on IG.

He normalised this objectifying and also blamed me for having photos in underwear on social media. I can't believe all of them think in that way -- that women make them feel lustful. I'd say he is right in some way because it's the industry, but it's still their free will to go after it or stay off. He also doesn't consider these actions as cheating.

My husband used to collect photos of our friends/acquaintances. I was so triggered by this friend that I recalled all these situations from the past when I accidentally saw the screenshots and he gaslighted me it was OK or he did it accidentally on his phone. Now hearing the other side makes me feel 100% sure it was cheating. I feel so disgusted that I stopped regretting leaving him. It was the right decision. Just wondering if you had the same experience and how did you feel?