Harassment/"Revenge Porn"

**THIS IS FOR THE UNIQUE SITUATION WHEN V SAYS A HACKED INTO HER PHONE OR COMPUTER TO STEAL THE IMAGES (don’t use if she sent them to him or he took the photos himself - in that case, use other revenge porn langauge)

There can be a few different crimes that are related to taking a person’s private photographs without his/her consent. I will talk about those first and then I will address other issues and options related to when the person who has the images or videos posts them on the internet or shares them with others. Most states have specific crimes related to stealing someone’s data or personal files. Often these crimes are called computer crimes or hacking or something similar. [USE THIS IF SHE SAYS THAT HE STOLE THE PHOTOS FROM A THIRD PARTY, NOT FROM THE VICTIM - if not, deleted it: However, I cannot say if the person featured in the photos or videos would be able to report and prosecute the crime if the photos were taken from someone else’s computer or phone after they were sent to that person] .

[CHECK OUR CRIMES PAGE TO LOOK FOR ANY SORT OF COMPUTER HACKING CRIME AND THEN LINK TO THE STATUTE. You can read more about the crime of FILL IN NAME OF COMPUTER HACKING CRIME in your state on our Selected State Statutes page [HYPERLINK TO THE ACTUAL CRIME(S) ON THE STATUTES PAGE. IF WE DON’T HAVE ANY, GOOGLE COMPUTER HACKING CRIMES + V’S STATE TO SEE WHAT YOU FIND AND THEN SHARE IT BUT CHANGE THE PRIOR SENTENCE TO REFLECT THAT IT’S FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE, NOT OURS]. You can also learn more about computer crimes on our website.

Do you know worry that this person who has your photos will send it to others or post it online? There can be a few ways to handle a situation where someone posts or threatens to post a sexual image or video of another person online without consent. [GO TO SAMPLE LANG CALLED “REVENGE PORN - Abuser has photo/video and is threatening to post or has already shared it” AND USE THAT SAMPLE LANG – MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T REPEAT ANYTHING YOU ALREADY SAID ABOVE