Hashtag: #RevengePornLaw
Non-Consensual Sharing Of Images And PIPA
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda is highlighting PIPA’s ability to help combat “revenge porn,” calling it “an important step to give individuals a greater ability to control their digital lives – and, if needed, to hold their abusers accountable.” The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said, “In... Read more of this article
Policy Being Created For Revenge Porn Offences
A specific policy for the prosecution of ‘revenge porn’ offences is being created by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons said in the House of Assembly today [March 1]. The Attorney-General said. “Following concerns raised by campaigners and Parliamentarians about behaviour known as “Revenge... Read more of this article
BPS: Non-Consensual Sharing Is An Offence
Noting they are “aware of videos and images being circulated on social media showing intimate encounters,” the police have reminded the public that the “non-consensual sharing of intimate images is an offence.” A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] is aware of videos and images being circulated on... Read more of this article
‘Revenge Porn’ Law To Take Effect On June 15
The Criminal Code Amendment Non-Consensual Sharing Of Intimate Images Act 2021 – the ‘revenge porn’ bill — will come into operation on June 15th, according to an official notice posted on the Government website Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons previously said that the Bill “introduces criminal offences, and penalties relating to the non-consensual... Read more of this article
‘Revenge Porn’ Law Passes In The Senate
The Criminal Code Amendment Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images Act 2021 – the ‘revenge porn’ bill — has passed in the Senate. The Bill has already passed in the House of Assembly, so it will now head to the Governor for assent before taking effect. Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons previously explained that the Bill... Read more of this article
Video: Attorney-General On ‘Revenge Porn Law’
The Bermuda Government released a video about the Criminal Code Amendment Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images Act 2021 with comments from Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Kathy Lynn Simmons. In an online post, the Government said, “This Bill introduces criminal offences and penalties relating to the nonconsensual sharing, or... Read more of this article
‘Revenge Porn Law Represents Steady Progress’
“If this legislation is approved by the Senate, it will be illegal to distribute sexually explicit images of someone without their consent,” MP Ianthia Simmons-Wade said today, adding that “this revenge porn legislation represents steady progress by our PLP government in providing greater protection for our community.” This follows... Read more of this article
Bill To Make ‘Revenge Porn’ A Criminal Offence
A new bill introduced in the House to address revenge porn “introduces criminal offences and penalties relating to the non-consensual sharing, or threat of sharing, intimate images and prohibited visual recordings,” Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons said in the House of Assembly today [March 19]. The Attorney-General explained that the... Read more of this article
