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ARTICLE · 09 APRIL 2022

Married At First Sight (MAFS) nude photo-sharing scandal: Was a crime committed?

Sharing an intimate image without consent is a criminal offence, characterised as image-based abuse (or 'revenge porn').

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For some, nothing makes for better reality TV than a bitter dispute between contestants.

But in the current series of Married At First Sight, a long-standing argument between two participants could potentially land them on the wrong side of the law, and inside a courtroom facing criminal charges.

Possible charges

NSW Police have confirmed they are investigating allegations of a 'wine glass smashing' incident, as well as the potentially criminal charges for the sharing of an intimate image without consent.

As the Married at First Sight saga played out on television screens across the nation this season, the wine smashing incident seemed to pale in comparison with the 'nude image scandal.'

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