The Law Commission wants to strengthen the law to protect victims of intimate image abuse.
Law chiefs want the act of taking photos down a woman's top without consent, or "downblousing", to be made illegal in England and Wales.
"I believe these new provisions will offer greater protection in Northern Ireland and that it will have a real, tangible and positive effect for victims," she said. Gaps in the law mean perpetrators can evade prosecution for actions that cause severe distress and long-term harm to those targeted. Victims should also receive anonymity for life, the commission said.when her former partner Thomas Samuel posted explicit pictures of her online.
"My hope is that the Law Commission has covered 'threats to share', anonymity for all experiencers and the need for them not to prove intent."It would be an offence for someone to intentionally take or share an intimate image of a person without their consent "The breach of privacy and breach of consent is the core wrong, so it's right to focus on that," she said,
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