Calls for a radical overhaul of laws surrounding revenge porn amid claims women are being let down by current legislation
- Academics claims women are not adequately protected from revenge porn
- Gaps in the law mean victims do not receive automatic anonymity in cases
- Also reported that advances in technology continue to outpace legislation
Published: 21:00 EDT, 30 June 2019 | Updated: 03:04 EDT, 1 July 2019
Women are being let down by laws which fail to protect them from revenge and fake porn offences, academics say.
They argue that advances in technology have outpaced legislation.
For example, fake porn is not covered by a specific law and revenge porn falls under communications legislation, meaning victims are not granted automatic anonymity.
Women are being let down by laws which fail to protect them from revenge and fake porn offences, academics say (stock photo)
Professor Clare McGlynn, of Durham University, said the failings identified in a report into image-based sexual abuse, were ‘gambling with people’s lives’.
She added: ‘We need a comprehensive new law criminalising all forms of non-consensual taking or sharing of sexual images, including threats and altered images.’
The Law Commission is to look into the issue.
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