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Revenge porn victims’ helpline launched in UK

A helpline for victims of revenge porn has been launched as part of a concerted push to tackle the growing problem of explicit photographs being shared online without the victim’s consent. It will offer support to victims who are affected by the crime, which can affect people as young as 11. Perpetrators of revenge porn in the UK will face prison sentences of up to two years under a new measure in the criminal justice and courts bill that bans the distribution of a private sexual image without their perrmisson to distribute.

around 30 sites “specialised” in revenge porn content used in the UK alone.

Folami Prehaye, founder of the revenge porn support website voic.org.uk, said that as a victim she had been embarrassed to let other people know what had happened to her.

Last week a man who ran a “revenge porn” site was convicted of identity theft and extortion in California. He faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted on 27 charges

About 10,000 pictures were posted on the site, alongside contact details, links to Facebook and Twitter profiles and details about victims’ places of work.