BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller has slammed new CPS guidance on revenge pornography cases.
Mrs Miller has said that the latest guidelines, which state that prosecutions for posting revenge pornography are ‘unlikely to be in the public interest’, are letting down the victims.
Mrs Miller said: “The police have made it clear that posting revenge pornography is not currently illegal, the new CPS guidance underlines that even if the picture or video is indecent or obscene a prosecution is 'unlikely to be in the public interest'."
"There needs to be a change in the law to make it a criminal offence to post nude or sexually explicit images online without consent.
“Revenge pornography disproportionately affects women and is another example of how women are being marginalised on the internet.
"The CPS guidance is helpful because it clearly demonstrates the law is lacking. Parliament needs to act now.
"The taking of nude or sexually explicit images is fast becoming the norm for young men to demand as part of a relationship, even at the start of a relationship.
“It is already illegal for under-18s and now it should be illegal for everyone to post nude or sexually explicit images online without consent."
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