Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement It is important to remember that help is out there for victims of revenge porn. The Federal government has responded to the revenge porn crisis by enacting federal protections for victims of revenge porn. If you are the victim of revenge porn on or after October 1, 2022 in any state, you may […]
South Carolina does not have a State law against revenge porn, but federal law provides protection for some victims
Revenge porn, also known as non-consensual pornography, is the distribution of sexually explicit images or videos without the consent of the depicted individual. While many states have laws that criminalize revenge porn, South Carolina is currently one of the few states that does not have a specific law addressing this issue at the state level. […]
How federal law now protects victims of revenge porn
A new federal law protects revenge porn victims Earlier this year, Congress passed a new federal law giving victims of nonconsensual pornography (commonly referred to as “revenge porn”) the right to sue their victimizer. The law is titled “Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images” and is codified at 15 U.S.C. § 6851. In […]
The Law Has Been Slow to Respond
While many states have enacted criminal penalties, it can prove difficult or impossible to sue the person who distributed the revenge porn for money damages under state law. For example, in Georgia the General Assembly enacted O.C.G.A § 16-11-90 in 2014, which made the distribution of revenge porn a misdemeanor in some situations. O.C.G.A § […]