Woman wins first UK court case for image-based abuse

The woman in this case, who was not named and given the pseudonym “FGX” by the court, was awarded the damages after her ex-partner covertly recorded naked images of her and published them on pornographic websites. — Photo by eskay lim on Unsplash

A woman was awarded almost £100,000 (RM535,821 or US$120,000) from a UK court for image-based abuse in what’s thought to be the first time in England and Wales that a judge has awarded compensation for a case of its kind.

Judge Justine Thornton criticised the use of the term “revenge porn” in her ruling, saying it “conveys the impression that a victim somehow deserved what happened to them”. The ruling uses the term “image-based abuse” instead.