Bonnie Baker Publishes Article on New York's Proposed Amendment to “Revenge Porn” Statute
The New York Law Journal recently published an article written by Friedman Kaplan counsel Bonnie M. Baker regarding a potential amendment to New York State’s criminal “revenge porn” statute after a recent New York Criminal Court decision from Kings County. In the article, Bonnie explains how the ruling in People v. Marvel B. impacts the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images and the gap under state law for protections regarding threats of sharing such images. While a statutory amendment could address this gap, the article examines potential implications of expanding criminal liability to threatened dissemination or publication, including the unintended consequences for vulnerable groups, such as teenagers.
The full article can be found below.