An offence of revenge porn is defined under 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 as disclosing private sexual photographs or film with intent to cause distress. The offence is essentially used when private, sexual images or videos of another person are shared without their consent with the intention of causing that person embarrassment or distress.
Revenge porn offences are often committed online or through Digitally sharing sexual photographs or films through messaging services or social media applications. There are several factors that can increase the severity of a revenge porn case, including how widely the images were shared or distributed and the extent to which the alleged victim was humiliated or embarrassed.
Historically revenge porn criminal offences were prosecuted under the Malicious Communications Act 1988. From April 2015, the new law of revenge porn was introduced under Section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 with revenge porn cases being dealt with in either the magistrates court or the Crown Court. The maximum sentence for a revenge porn allegation is two years imprisonment and a requirement for registration as a sex offender on the sex offences register.
The maximum Prison sentence for an offence of revenge porn is two years imprisonment. Upon conviction for offence of revenge porn it may be possible to argue that the registration requirements under the sex offenders register should not apply depending upon the sentence imposed by the court.
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Avoiding a non-custodial sentence and receiving a community order of less than 12 months will avoid notification requirements as a sex offender. An expert revenge porn Solicitor will therefore mitigate on the basis that this type of non-custodial sentence should be imposed by the Court which would not trigger the requirement to register as a sex offender.
Wilkstone law specialist revenge porn solicitors can build a package of mitigation to place before a court helping you avoid notification requirements as a sex offender for an offence of revenge porn. Our expert revenge porn solicitors at Wilkstone Law recognise the huge impact that being falsely accused of revenge porn can have upon you and your personal circumstances, being charged with an offence of revenge porn can be devastating. We will guide you through the police station and court process always looking after your best interests.
If you have been accused of sharing revenge porn online, via text message or WhatsApp, SnapChat or through any other messaging app, you should seek immediate advice from a specialist revenge porn Solicitor.
Our solicitors at Wilkstone Law have expert experience in defending revenge porn allegations from an arrest at the police station to representation in court. The earlier we are involved, the more proactively we can become involved in your defence of an allegation of revenge porn.
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