A new federal law protects revenge porn victims Earlier this year, Congress passed a new federal law giving victims of nonconsensual pornography (commonly referred to as “revenge porn”) the right to sue their victimizer. The law is titled “Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images” and is codified at 15 U.S.C. § 6851. In…
Nonconsensual pornography, commonly referred to as “revenge porn” can take many forms. One of the most common forms of revenge porn involves the posting of private intimate images or videos of someone else on social media, without permission. This happens on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat and TikTok. All of these social media platforms have…
It is shocking to discover that someone else has shared your intimate personal images or videos without your permission. The shock can be even greater when the betrayal of trust is from a former partner. However, once you discover that you have become a revenge porn victim there are 5 things you should do as…
In 2014, the Georgia General Assembly passed OCGA § 16-11-90. The law has been amended several times, including the latest amendment in 2022. Under the current version of OCGA § 16-11-90, a person violates the law if they distribute certain the intimate images of other, without the consent of the person depicted. This includes distributing…
Harry Seeders, a former Louisville police officer plead recently plead guilty to to distribution of sexually explicit images without consent (Kentucky’s reference porn law). Seeders was arrested on October 10 for an incident that occurred in March where he sent intimate images of a woman to acquaintances and friends of the woman through a group…
Most cases of revenge porn involve the use of electronic means to distribute the images. However, according to a report by the Beaumont Examiner, a woman in Port Neches, Texas allegedly took a photograph of nude photos another woman sent her husband, printed the images, and then mailed to images to the children of the…
From school closures to devastated industries and millions of jobs lost – the social and economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic were many and varied. The pandemic and ensuing crisis exacerbated deep-seated social inequalities within our societies. Women, low-income households, children and young people were disproportionally affected. Not surprisingly, a Washington Post report found…
While many states have enacted criminal penalties, it can prove difficult or impossible to sue the person who distributed the revenge porn for money damages under state law. For example, in Georgia the General Assembly enacted O.C.G.A § 16-11-90 in 2014, which made the distribution of revenge porn a misdemeanor in some situations. O.C.G.A §…
Over a year after the first reports and government investigations into the company began, publisher Activision Blizzard is facing fresh lawsuits over what is described in this latest case as a, “pervasive ‘frat-boy’ workplace culture that is a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” The latest suit, filed in Los Angeles by an…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville Metro Police officer who was sentenced to one year in jail after sending sexually explicit images to 19 people turned in his resignation on Monday. LMPD released a brief statement Monday afternoon, indicating that, “Harry Seeders turned in his resignation letter today.” Harry Seeders, 32, was arrested last week under…