Revenge porn... yet again
Revenge porn This is the third time I have returned to the subject of revenge porn (previous posts are here and here ) and I’d like to make clear from the outset that I am not some sort of pervert worried that his fun is going to be ruined by this new law… okay I’m not just a pervert (that’s a joke by the way). The offence is now on the statue books and is contained within the brand new Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, which received Royal Assent last week. Section 33 makes it a criminal offence: “for a person to disclose a private sexual photograph or film if the disclosure is made— (a)without the consent of an individual who appears in the photograph or film, and (b)with the intention of causing that individual distress.” Note there that the Act is talking about a “disclosure”, not a publication. So, while it is convenient to think of somebody posting a picture of their ex to the internet this offence could be committed by showing the photog...