The legislation will also strengthen current image-based sexual assault laws. A Bill that would make ‘upskirting’ and ‘downblousing’ a criminal offence reached the second stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday. The two terms refer to the act of photographing someone without their knowledge or consent, either from below their skirt or down their blouse. […]
4 years ago
Upskirting will carry a two year jail sentence in England and Wales under a new law. The Voyeurism (Offences) Bill will soon make it illegal to take a picture under a person’s clothes without their consent. Gina Martin began the campaign to make the act a punishable offence 18 months ago. A victim of upskirting […]
7 years ago
“Shame”, “Shame”, “Shame.” An attempt in parliament to make upskirting a specific criminal offence was blocked by an MP yesterday, as shouts of “shame” rang out in the House of Commons. The Voyeurism (Offences) Bill was stopped when Christchurch MP Sir Christopher Chope objected to a second reading. The private member’s bill, brought to the House […]
8 years ago