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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Make revenge porn a civil offence to avoid ‘retraumatising’ trials, MPs told

Revenge porn should be made a statutory civil offence to allow victims redress without having to go through a “retraumatising” criminal trial, MPs have been told.

Labour’s Kirith Entwistle said allowing a civil process for victims would give them a “second chance”, and highlighted the rise in deep fake intimate images generated using AI.

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