An Edmonton court has awarded a significant damages award to a plaintiff in a revenge porn case after finding that the defendant’s actions were “truly outrageous”. Further, the court defended its use of the controversial Anton Piller order to analyze the contents of the defendant’s mobile phone for evidence he had posted intimate sexual images… Continue reading Edmonton Court: Revenge Porn Conduct “Outrageous”
Category: Revenge Porn
Woman Faces Challenges in Removing Revenge Porn Content From Internet
Once an intimate video or image is shared online, it can become a nightmare for the subject to have it completely removed. Many people consent to being the subject of photographs or videos, with the intention that only an intimate partner or select few people will ever see them. However, once those images and videos… Continue reading Woman Faces Challenges in Removing Revenge Porn Content From Internet
Man Submits Nude Photos as Evidence in Mobility Case
Family disputes can become highly emotional, very quickly. Particularly when children are involved, parents may be tempted to resort to tactics that are not in their best interest, driven by emotion rather than common sense. A recent emergency hearing about the issue of parental mobility made headlines after a father submitted an affidavit to his… Continue reading Man Submits Nude Photos as Evidence in Mobility Case
B.C. Man Jailed After Refusing to Take Down Website Targeting Former Spouse
A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after ignoring a court order to take down a website aimed at harassing his former wife as well as her friends and family. The site contains falsehoods intended to attack her character, as well as intimate images (otherwise known as “revenge porn“). This… Continue reading B.C. Man Jailed After Refusing to Take Down Website Targeting Former Spouse
Calgary Man Faces Jail Time and Civil Suit for Posting Revenge Porn
A Calgary man is facing jail time and a civil suit for posting an intimate video of an ex-girlfriend to an online gossip site based in the United States. What is Revenge Porn? Revenge porn, the posting of intimate photos or videos of a sexual nature to publically accessible media or websites, without the consent… Continue reading Calgary Man Faces Jail Time and Civil Suit for Posting Revenge Porn
Revenge Porn – Options for Victims
We have previously written about Revenge Porn and some of the legal options available to victims of Revenge Porn, either under the Criminal Code of Canada, or by way of tort-like actions taken under relatively new Provincial Legislation, the Protecting Victims of Non-consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act. However, while legal action under these two… Continue reading Revenge Porn – Options for Victims