

Find out how to report abuse on:Īs a victim of crime, you have rights. You can report non-consensually shared intimate images online if it happens on a social network. Read more about domestic abuse, stalking or online crime. Get free and confidential emotional and practical assistance and information about the criminal justice system – Victim Support Scotland If you're under 19 and you're worried about sexting, pictures or a video of you – ChildLineīased in England, a new revenge porn helpline has been set up by the UK Government – Revenge Porn Helplineįind out what help's available if you're a man and you've been abused or harassed in or after a relationship – Abused Men In Scotland If you're unsure about talking to the police, there are lots of people you can trust who can help you work out what to do:įind your local Women's Aid contact – Scottish Women's Aid Report someone sharing or threatening to share an intimate image without consent by calling 101 or in an emergency phone 999. The police recognise revenge porn as a serious form of abuse. you wearing only your underwear in a private place (for example, at home).your genitals, buttocks or breasts exposed in a private place (for example, at home).You may have agreed to the pictures being taken, but you didn't agree to them being shared with others. Intimate images can be pictures or videos of you doing something normally done in private. Intimate images can be shared in a number of ways, for example by text, social media or showing a physical or digital copy to another person.

This is sometimes called 'revenge porn' or 'the non-consensual sharing of intimate images'.
