lockdown - and urged victims to come forward. People being stuck indoors, with internet use surging, is proving the perfect recipe for sharing sexual images of people without their consent, warns ACC Duncan Sloan of Major Crime and Public Protection.
And reports of so called 'revenge porn' are on the rise, the officer added. It is illegal to share, or threaten to share, a picture or film of people engaged in a sexual activity, or with their genitals, buttocks or breasts exposed or covered only with underwear unless they give permission, according to the law passed in 2017.Sentences of up to five years can be imposed for breaking the law.Lockdown has proved a new challenge to the force online, and a campaign has also been set up to encourage.