Nearly 200 cases of revenge porn have been reported to police in the past six months by victims as young as 12, according to the largest collection of official figures to date.
The figures, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, disclose for the first time the number of revenge porn cases being reported since a new law was passed following a spate of cases in which vengeful former lovers shared intimate images online….
Steven George-Hilley, director of technology at the think tank Parliament Street, which obtained the data, said: “Revenge porn is a horrific crime which regularly leads to victims contemplating suicide. It is vital that the police and the government do more to support victims who come forward and ensure longer prison terms for the perpetrators.”
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