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ARTICLE · 19 DECEMBER 2019

Europe Is Taking Upskirting More Seriously

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Northern Ireland does not have an offence specifically relating to upskirting but places it into the category of outraging public decency.

European UnionCriminal Law
Graziano Cecchetti
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The relatively new practice of covertly photographing a woman's underwear by upskirting, taking a photograph covertly up the skirt of a person without the knowledge or consent of the individual, is viewed differently in different countries. Across Europe it is regarded as various criminal offences - sexual abuse; voyeurism; cybercrime (if dispersed across social media or other internet sites); outraging public decency and in some countries it is not a criminal offence at all but simply a petty misdemeanour.

Following Gina Martin's dogged campaign in England and Wales the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 criminalises the act of upskirting and carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and can lead to the perpetrator being added to the Violent and Sexual Register.

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