Johnny Dysfunctional’s new musical release is ‘Revenge Porn Victim.’
He wrote and sings about revenge porn from the perspective of the victim.
The worldwide incidence of Revenge Porn, publicising private images without consent is increasing and victims of all ages – mainly women – claim to have had their lives destroyed by it and some victims are driven to isolation or even suicide
Ex-partners of these victims perhaps in a rage, anger or upset, post private pictures of the partner they swore they loved and now perhaps irrationally hate upon the social networks – and that can ruin their ex partner’s life.
Thousands of people, including friends and family in some cases are meant to see the photographs or videos. This subjects the victim to lewd comment, humiliation and embarrassment.
Yet today, successful prosecutions for revenge porn are few and far between.
Governments’ are being urged to introduce new laws to deal with offenders.
One woman victim commented: “A video that my husband and I made and he put up on the social network after we split was shared thousands of times.
“My life has never been the same since. It is a torture to the soul.”
Clare McGlynn, professor of law at Durham University, has produced a study that has been presented to Parliament called ‘Shattering Lives and Myths.’
She says women – accountable for 70 per cent of the revenge porn in the UK – lost jobs, relationships and became isolated from family, friends and many withdrew entirely from the online world.
She adds: “There is a constant threat hanging over them. They’re always waiting for the photographs or videos to be rediscovered and redistributed. They see no time when the abuse will be over.”
There have been more cases of non-consensual pornography reported to a dedicated UK helpline so far this year than in all of 2019.
Around two-thirds of cases reported to the helpline involve women.
There has been a rise in cases of revenge porn during lockdown says a helpline South West Grid for Learning, part of the UK Safer Internet Centre.
The charity has helped remove 22,515 images this year – 94% of those reported by victims.
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