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13.10.14

Government to criminalise revenge porn

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the government will bring in legislation to make ‘revenge porn’ a specific criminal offence punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment. Revenge porn typically occurs where a former lover publishes intimate photographs online, without the victim’s consent, in order to punish and/or humiliate the victim. The offence will target individuals who…