Can you imagine someone distributing or displaying pornographic or sexual pictures of you through the internet?
Revenge porn can be devastating to its victims lives and their emotional well being.
In Florida, there are very specific laws in relation to what constitutes cyber sexual harassment. In layman’s terms, laws against revenge porn.
First, it can be criminally prosecuted. It appears that there have been a small number of criminal prosecutions under the revenge porn law since it has been on the books, approximately half of which resulted in the dismissal of the case, and half of which lead to an adjudication.
To address revenge porn criminally you will want to gather all the evidence you can and go to the police to make a report. Hopefully, the police will then conduct a criminal investigation which can lead to potential criminal prosecution by the State Attorney.
Under many circumstances a victim or effected person can also seek a civil injunction for protection against cyber stalking to address revenge porn similar to an injunction that would be available to a stalking victim. An injunction to stop revenge porn acts like distributing or displaying pornographic or sexual pictures of you.
Florida statutory law defines cyberstalking as:
1.Engaging in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person; or
While not all encompassing the statutory definition of cyberstalking is quite broad and has been found to include many types of revenge porn.
If you feel you have been the victim of cyberstalking or revenge porn and need an injunction to protect you please contact us to discuss the specifics of your situation and how we maybe able to help you.