S’pore NGO: 70% of tech-enabled sexual violence cases in 2021 image-related, including revenge porn


Taking upskirt videos is also considered an instance of image-based sexual abuse, according to Aware. — The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Seven in 10 cases of technology-facilitated sexual violence seen last year involved image-based sexual abuse, including non-consensual distribution of sexual images such as revenge porn, according to the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware).

This is the highest proportion of image-based sexual abuse cases seen to date by the gender equality group’s Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC).

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