Shattering Lives and Myths: Report on Image-Based Sexual Abuse

Asher Flynn, Nicola Henry, Anastasia Powell, Adrian Scott, Clare McGlynn, Erika Rackley, Nicola Gavey

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Abstract

Image-based sexual abuse is a pervasive and pernicious form of sexual abuse. We use the term ‘image-based sexual abuse’ to refer to a broad range of abusive behaviours including the taking and/or distribution of nude or sexual images without consent, including threats to do so, which includes so-called ‘revenge porn’, ‘upskirting’, fakeporn, sexual extortion and videos of sexual assaults and rapes.This report draws on interviews with 25 victim-survivors of image-based sexual abuse and over 25 stakeholders, including police, policy-makers, lawyers and survivor organisations conducted over a six-month period in 2018. The report is part of an Australian Research Council funded project (DP170101433) Revenge Pornography: The Prevalence and Nature of Non-Consensual Imagery and the Implications for Law Reform.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherUniversity of Durham
Number of pages22
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019

Keywords

  • image-based abuse
  • image-based sexual abuse
  • revenge pornography
  • Revenge Pornography: The implications for law reform

    Henry, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Flynn, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGlynn, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Rackley, E. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Gavey, N. (Partner Investigator (PI))

    24/08/1730/06/20

    Project: Research

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