‘A married couple have been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-month old baby.’
The Independent, 10th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is updating its guidelines on social media to incorporate new and emerging crimes that are being committed online and to provide clear advice to help the prosecution of cyber-enabled crime.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd March 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A public consultation over plans to implement age checks on pornography websites has been launched by the UK government.’
BBC News, 16 February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘George Bush from Erith is given a suspended prison sentence after admitting selling monkey heads on eBay and also possessing animal porn.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th January 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Extreme-pornography obsessive Graham Coutts claims he was made to wait and change into different clothing before being transferred.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Teenager is youngest person convicted of so-called revenge porn after posting explicit pictures of girlfriend on Instagram.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mother-of-four Samantha Watt posted images on Facebook and captioned them: “This girl pays for rent with sex”‘
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “pornography obsessed” man who spied on women and children – photographing and filming them with his phone – has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 17th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The conviction of Nathan Matthews will focus attention once more on the threat posed to women and children by the viewing of violent pornography and sexual abuse online.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The stepbrother of Becky Watts has been found guilty of murdering her during a sexually motivated kidnap plot.’
BBC News, 11th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager hanged by a man obsessed with asphyxiating girls was failed by police and social services assigned to her killer after an earlier attack, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 14th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A top actor has won a High Court ruling preventing sexually explicit material and “revenge porn” from being published.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A 40 year old man has today been sentenced to four months imprisonment suspended for 18 months after pleading guilty to one charge relating to revenge pornography. Simon Humphrey was sentenced at St Albans Magistrates’ Court after he admitted at an earlier hearing that he had published a naked picture of the victim without her consent. A restraining order was also put in place for 18 months which means he may not contact the victim.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 18th September 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Sexual activity with an animal is covered in UK law by Section 69 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Under this law a person is said to have committed an offence if they intentionally have sex with an animal.’
The Independent, 21st September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Myles Jackman is on a mission to change Britain’s obscenity laws. For him, it’s more than a job, it’s a moral calling.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The first woman to be prosecuted under new “revenge porn” laws has avoided being sent to jail.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Since April this year, sharing explicit images or videos without consent – known as revenge porn – has been illegal. Now, the first perpetrators are being sentenced. But does the new law go far enough? Emily Dugan speaks to victims, legal experts and campaigners to find out.’
The Independent, 25th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
© Inner Temple Library 2023