‘Sexual harassment and assault claims made by school pupils on a website may be the “next child abuse scandal that engulfs the nation”, police have said.’
BBC News, 29th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A raft of new amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill will be presented, providing greater protections for victims and further clamping down on perpetrators.’
Home Office, 1st March 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A woman who has been the victim of deepfake pornography is calling for a change in the law.’
BBC News, 6th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former British soldier has been jailed for terror offences after sharing military documents that caused a “significant” national security risk.’
The Independent, 17th December 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than 500 children were victims of so-called ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales last year, according to new data shared with the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hate crime directed at south and east Asian communities has increased by 21% during the coronavirus crisis, ministers have told MPs.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four tech companies have launched legal action to pressure the government into introducing age verification (AV) checks for people accessing porn online.’
Each Other, 17th January 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘An Army cadet trainer has been jailed after posing as 15-year-old girl to “bait” teenage boys into performing sex acts online.’
The Independent, 7th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police have called for a crackdown on “rape porn” after a man appeared to imitate videos he had watched in a sex attack in London.’
The Independent, 8th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police officer who bought pornography at the family home of a dead child has been jailed for 12 months.’
BBC News, 5th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager who watched pornography before brutally raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl can be identified for the first time, judges have ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘At least 60 sexual offence allegations investigated by military service police in two years were not reported in official figures, the BBC has found. Figures for 2017 and 2018 did not include alleged offences such as sexual communications with children and stalking involving fear of violence.’
BBC news, 16th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The sister of an adult online performer who died during a sexual role play game gone wrong has called for strict new webcamming pornography laws.’
BBC News, 7th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of image-based sexual abuse – such as upskirting, revenge porn and fake porn – are having their lives shattered amid outdated and ineffective laws and police inaction, a report reveals.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who died as she earned money during an online sex role-play game was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled. Hope Barden, 21, worked as a carer for people with learning disabilities but received extra income through webcam pornography.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites is expected to be delayed for a second time. The changes – which mean UK internet users may have to prove their age – were due to start on 15 July after already being delayed from April 2018. While the government has not officially confirmed the postponement, it is expected to announce on Thursday that the date will be pushed back again. The reason for the delay is not clear.’
BBC News, 20th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A student who made hundreds of thousands of pounds blackmailing the users of porn sites around the world as part of the UK’s most serious cyber crime case, has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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