What can you do if someone threatens you with revenge porn?

If you feel comfortable to, report the threat to the police. “It is likely you will be experiencing other forms of abuse and harassment and the police could support you to put protective measures in place to stop you from being contacted by your current/ex-partner,” say Refuge.

How do you deal with someone trying to blackmail you?

Reach out to law enforcement.

1. Law enforcement is trained to know how to create a case against your blackmailer.
2. Law enforcement can ensure that you are protected from any threat of physical harm.
3. Although it may be painful, law enforcement may ask you to prolong the negotiation with your blackmailer.

Is it a crime to share intimate photos with another person?

It’s not a crime to send intimate images or videos of yourself privately to another person if you’re both consenting adults. It’s a crime to show intimate images or videos, send them to another person, upload them to a website, or threaten to do this, without your consent.

What happens if person a threatens person B?

Person A threatens Person B that if payment of a sum of money via a money transfer service is not made within a short period of time, the intimate content will be shared on social media and/or with family members / colleagues / employers.

Is it against the law to threaten someone on social media?

Threatening to post or share nude images or videos without someone’s consent is against the guidelines of most social media services. So, if you prefer to report to the social media service yourself you can find reporting links and other useful info in the eSafety Guide. Then you can block their account to stop them contacting you.

What should you do if someone shares your private photos?

You should treat any photos or videos you get as private. Don’t share them, upload them or show them to others. There’s a defence to the crime if the person in the images or videos consented to them being shared, or you “reasonably believed” that they consented.

It’s not a crime to send intimate images or videos of yourself privately to another person if you’re both consenting adults. It’s a crime to show intimate images or videos, send them to another person, upload them to a website, or threaten to do this, without your consent.

What does it mean when someone threatens you with sextortion?

Sextortion is an invasive form of extortion that occurs when a perpetrator threatens to release explicit images of you unless you send them a ransom—usually money, explicit images, or even sexual favors. Reach out to an experienced internet attorney.

You should treat any photos or videos you get as private. Don’t share them, upload them or show them to others. There’s a defence to the crime if the person in the images or videos consented to them being shared, or you “reasonably believed” that they consented.

How are intimate photos and videos covered by law?

For example, if a person takes a sexual photo of themselves and uploads it to a public website, people sharing the photo wouldn’t be committing a crime. Photos or films are “intimate” and covered by the law when they show: genitals, buttocks or breasts – exposed or covered only with underwear.