Revenge Porn

By Olive McCarthy

Partner & Arbitrator

03 March 2023

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Revenge porn as a phrase does not really convey the huge damage that it causes to a victim.  Revenge porn is the sharing of private, sexual materials, either photos or videos of another person, without their consent and with the purpose of causing embarrassment or distress.  The offence applies both online and offline and to images that are shared electronically or uploading said images to the internet, sharing by text and email or showing someone such images.

Revenge Porn became a sexual offence under the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.  In what is believed to be one of the first cases of its type to come before the Courts, an unnamed woman was awarded almost £100,000 in damages after her former partner secretly recorded her naked and published the images online.  The award was broken down as to £60,000 for general damages and approximately £37,000 under the category of special damages for financial loss.

Quite rightly the term “revenge porn” as a description of what that woman suffered as a victim of that offence was criticised by the Judge in this recent case.

There are occasions when a spouse/partner upset with the end of the relationship seeks revenge through the humiliation of the other party.  This case will hopefully act as a deterrent now.

Here at Taylor Walton we have a team of specialist family lawyers and our Olive McCarthy MCIArb is not only a collaborative lawyer but also one of the few financial Arbitrators in England and Wales.

If you would like further information or would like to discuss such an issue, please contact Olive McCarthy via email or by calling 01727 818519.

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