INDIANAPOLIS – Provocative photos of an Indy woman were posted online without permission by a man she declined to go on a date with.
The victim, who wanted to remain anonymous, said a few weeks ago the man notified her that he posted the photos online following her many rejected requests for the date. The woman said she never shared the photos with him and isn’t sure how he got them.
“She had not given anybody her consent to post them and it's also on a very nasty porn site,” said Pam Speckman, a family member of the woman. “She’s disgusted more than anything that this is going on and that there is no law to protect the victims.”
Indiana doesn't have a specific revenge porn law, but attorneys can help victims find out their legal options.
“Frankly it's one of those things where the potential victim in these cases and the potential perpetrator, they don't know necessarily the potential consequences or the potential remedies that they have,” said attorney Alex Beeman, who is also a member of a national group called the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative.
Beeman said victims can potentially find justice by filing a police report and working with a criminal prosecutor.
“Stand strong,” said Speckman. “That's what we need to do to get this, I don't know if it's ever going to stop, but at least we'll have a voice.”
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