Reports Of Video and Pictures For 'Revenge' On The Rise

There is a warning to the North East after Police have seen a rise in reports of people using naked photos and videos for revenge.

It's after an investigation involving 14 forces, including North Yorkshire Police.

Across the UK, forces have seen a marked rise in allegations since the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) issued new guidelines on dealing with so called 'revenge porn' back in October.

Pam Kandola is from Middlesbrough law firm Paul J Watson Solicitors.

She told TFM: "I deal with lots of clients, male and female victims of this type of crime. It's absolutely devastating for them, professionally, personally, families have been affected by what may just seem like the odd text message or picture message, really it's quite devastating for families."

Latest details gathered from police forces in England and Wales show the majority of criminal allegations featuring revenge porn involved victims aged under 30, with eight female complainants for every one male, while the overwhelming number of cases involved former partners.

Professor Clare McGlynn is from Durham University - she tells TFM she's not surprised by the increase.

She says "Revenge pornography is probably on the increase, we don't really know statistics for definite but it's certainly a growing phenomenon. People are now more aware that there is a law against revenge pornography so they are not suffering in silence."

The cases involve sharing explicit or sexual images without the subject's consent, and has been brought into sharp focus following a series of high-profile cases including pop stars Rihanna and Tulisa Contostavlos.

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