Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana

I have a 12-year-old daughter who has not seen or heard from her biological father in any way since 2005. Contact ceased after I begged him because of the emotional and physical abuse that occurred while he was in contact with her. Though limited, I do have some physical evidence of this (i.e. video taken to document the hand-shaped bruise he left on her forearm when she was a toddler). Recently, I added him to my friends list on Facebook, stating that I would be willing to "let him see" pictures of her and provide updates. He asked about seeing her one day, but I informed him that the topic had come up before. My daughter states that she remembers how she was treated by her biological father, and that she wishes to have no contact with him in any way as she already has "a Daddy." My husband and I met and have been together since 2001 (She was 2-years-old.) I just learned that he took 32 pictures of my daughter from my page and used them to create his own album (though it turns out he posted them many months ago). He did not "share" the photos; he saved them to his computer and uploaded them to his profile. He did this without any communication with me of any kind at any time. I let him know that I had a problem with this, since he does not claim her beyond the last name, does not have contact with her, does not support her, etc. I specified the displeasure as being the result of his absentee status and that he did so without talking to me at all. I also asked that he remove the photos, telling him that my daughter was unhappy about the photo "stealing" (as she put it) and her wish to have no contact. He will not remove the photos as requested. Can I have them removed under the circumstances?

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