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Law does not ensure 'revenge porn' images are deleted

Professor Fran Ridout, Director of Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre, spoke to the BBC about the shortcomings of laws around ‘revenge porn’.

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A woman sat on the floor of her room in the dark looking worriedly at her phone.

Last year a record number of victims of non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse, so called revenge porn, were reported to the Revenge Porn Helpline. Since 31 January 2024, there was no need to prove intent to cause distress when a person shares non-consensual intimate images. However, many feel this isn't enough.

Frances Ridout, Director of the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre, says those convicted of sharing intimate images without consent are sometimes given their devices back. She says deprivation orders, which would strip offenders of this right, are not used enough.

Read the full article on the BBC.

 

 

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