Last month the Government announced that the posting of 'revenge porn' on social media would become a criminal offence under the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, currently going through Parliament.
On Friday it emerged that 21 year old Liam King has been jailed for 12 weeks after posting intimate pictures, sent to him by his ex-girlfriend during their 3 year relationship, on social media sites. He had also added offensive comments.
The pictures were originally taken by the woman, who sent them to King 'for his eyes only' when the relationship was going well. Once the relationship broke down, the woman told police what she thought he might do but he ignored two police warnings not to share the X-rated images.
District Judge Andrew Davison said the King's actions were 'pernicious' and designed to cause 'maximum humiliation'.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has previously been quoted as saying 'We want those who fall victim to this type of disgusting behaviour to know that we are on their side and will do everything we can to bring offenders to justice.'
The charge faced by King was one of harassment. If you believe you may be in a similar situation then do talk to us - the law is here to protect you. The woman in this case has had her identity protected by the Court.
Interestingly, while we tend think of Twitter and Facebook as the usual social media sites, it was on WhatsApp that this offence took place - it seems we need to broaden our horizons when thinking of 'social media'.
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