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Revenge porn could lead to 14-year sentence, new guidelines clarify

This article is about newly established laws about 'revenge porn'. revenge porn is uploading images online of ex partners during a sexual act between the two during their relation with the intent of causing distress to the individual. New laws allow people to be prosecuted for this crime with a possible sentence of 14 years. The guidelines state that prosecution should not be brought under obscenity laws but on the basis of the menace and humiliation intended.

- Figures uncovered by the Press Association showed schoolgirls were among those targeted.

- Adults had been blackmailed into having sex with their tormentor after indecent.

- There were 149 allegations of crimes involving revenge pornography during the last two-and-a-half years.

The people that have upload the image should be prosecuted as they obviously have uploaded the image online with the intent to harm the being and is completely wrong. They should be treated the same as any other pornographic company that wants to upload celebrity sextapes, they should have confirmed rights over the content from the partner with a written confirmation signed by both partners before upload.

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/oct/07/revenge-porn-14-year-sentence-cps-guidelines