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# intimate images

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Justice Minister says 'stark' findings shows one in 20 have had intimate images shared online

One in ten people under the age of 37 across the country have had intimate images of themselves been shared online.

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Dec 23rd 2021, 12:01 PM

New laws criminalising the distribution of intimate images without consent approved by Oireachtas

It comes after a sustained campaign from Jackie Fox, whose daughter Nicola died by suicide following a period of prolonged abuse online.

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Dec 18th 2020, 8:04 PM

Sharing intimate images with intent to harm could carry seven year prison sentence

The new offences deal with the non-consensual distribution of intimate images.

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Nov 23rd 2020, 5:14 PM