In a recent criminal case two people were involved in a long
distance romantic relationship and they engaged in intimate webcam
video chat. Both people were naked. Both knew they were on
video. One party, unbeknownst to the other, took a still photo of
his partner from the live video stream.
The Ontario Court of Appeal found that the party taking the
still photo committed the criminal offence of voyeurism.
After the Complainant ended the relationship, e-mails with nude
photos of her were sent to many people. These nude photos were the
screen shots that the Defendant took during the video chats. The
Defendant was charged with six offences arising from the
distribution of the nude photos and he was also charged with
voyeurism for taking the screen shots in the first place.
