California lawmakers are attempting to reverse a growing trend of people posting naked photos of their ex-lovers on the Internet. [Wall Street Journal]
Earlier this month, the Senate approved SB 255, which would make the posting of “revenge porn” a crime punishable by a year in jail.
The Assembly Public Safety Committee will evaluate the revenge porn bill Tuesday.
Initially, the bill only applied to cases in which the victim did not consent to the taking of the photographs.
But, a newer draft of the bill prohibits the distribution of naked photos without the person’s consent and with the intent to humiliate the individual.
Republican Senator Anthony Cannella sponsored the revenge porn bill.
“Victims of this cruel act are often so humiliated that they pose a threat to harming themselves, as evidenced by numerous examples of cyber revenge victims who have taken their own lives,” Cannella said in a memo. “Cyber revenge and its ugly consequences should not be tolerated.”
