"Revenge Porn"
Known as "REVENGE PORNOGRAPHY"
a Criminal Offence was created,to ensure
that this behaviour,is fully captured and
dealt with,by the Criminal Justice System.
Revenge Porn,is a broad term,usually
involving an individual,often an adult
ex-partner,
uploading,onto the internet
INTIMATE SEXUAL IMAGES of the victim,
to cause the victim Humiliation and
embarrassment.
The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
s33 created an offence of
DISCLOSING PRIVATE SEXUAL PHOTOS
or FILMS,without the consent of an
individual,who appears in them,and
WITH INTENT TO CAUSE THAT INDIVIDUAL
DISTRESS.
in the circumstances,where material is
posted on a website hosted abroad,
DISCLOSE INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHS,
FILMS WITH INTENT TO
CAUSE DISTRESS.
English Courts has jurisdiction,to try a substantive offence if,
"substantive activities" constituting [the] crime,takes place in
England or a substantial part of the crime was committed in
the United Kingdom.
A Person will only be guilty of the offence,if the reason for
disclosing the photograph of of the reasons,is to CAUSE DISTRESS
to the person,depicted in the photograph of film.
On the same basis,anyone who re-tweets or forwards,without Consent,
a PRIVATE SEXUAL photograph or film,would only be committing an
offence,if the purpose,or one of the purposes,was to CAUSE DISTRESS
to the individual,depicted in the photograph or film,who had not
Consented to the disclosure.
