«Revenge porn» will become a criminal offense in new York

«Revenge porn» will become a criminal offense in new York

Coming soon «revenge porn» will become a criminal offence in new York.

On Thursday, the city Council of new York voted for the bill, forbidding to publish online Nude photos or explicit videos without the consent of the persons involved in them. This measure was taken to eradicate the so-called «revenge porn» when the person had relationships in the past, trying to get revenge for their break or to return your soul mate.

«More and more women and sometimes men are faced with situations where their most intimate photos and videos are published without their consent, with the intent to cause suffering or to punish them for anything,» said Council member, Democrat Rory Lancman, who acted as the sponsor of the bill.

«This is the law, which should not occur, but, unfortunately, it is,» he added.

The ban applies to photos or videos with the participation of another person who is captured naked or in the process of sexual intercourse posted online or sent by e-mail or mobile messages intended to cause emotional or financial harm.

The act recognized as a criminal offense and entails a penalty of deprivation of liberty for a term up to 1 year or a fine of $ 1,000.

Criminal recognizes not only the actual action, but the threat of its Commission.

The legislation contains exceptions for photographs related issue of public interest when publishing protected by the First amendment or they are passed to law enforcement agencies in response to their request.

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