The US state of Arizona has become the 10th state to outlaw so-called “revenge porn,” making it a felony to post online images of people who are nude or that are sexually explicit, without getting their consent reports The Christian Science Monitor.
This becoming a popular movement in the US with 27 state legislatures considering – and, in some cases, approving – bills in 2014 to eradicate the phenomenon that often involves photographs or videos taken with consent but then misused after the relationship turns sour.
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Arizona appears to be taking the law seriously – they do not require the victim to establish they have suffered emotional distress – this means a prosecution can also be pursued if it is believed the accused party posted the photographs or video to make money or for fame as opposed for revenge. It has also classified nonconsensual pornography as a sex offense, while many of the states classify it as disorderly conduct, privacy invasion, or harassment.
Most of the laws are so new that it’s too soon to tell how effective they will actually be at deterring revenge porn or enabling successful prosecutions but we will keep you updated as and when such cases occur.
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