Revenge porn: Man who uploaded sex tape escapes charges - victim gutted
Revenge porn: Man who uploaded sex tape escapes charges - victim gutted Sun, 11 Jul 2021, 2:43PM
Police will not charge a man who uploaded a sex tape and graphic images of a Christchurch woman to multiple pornography sites without her consent because they cannot prove he intended to cause her any harm.
Almost a year after the woman learned her sex tape had been shared without her knowledge - and viewed by tens of thousands of people around the world - police have confirmed the man responsible will not be prosecuted.
About 2500 allegations of sexual harassment and assault have been made at Christchurch Girls High School this year - and more are expected.
Detective Greg Murton says the numbers of allegations of sexual harassment and violence at Christchurch Girls High would shock many people.
Photo: RNZ / Conan Young It s probably quite shocking to a lot of people, Detective Greg Murton said. The level of it, you know, with over two and a half thousand allegations this year alone from those students in that school. Let alone all the other schools around Christchurch, New Zealand and the world.
Three more formal complaints have been lodged since the survey of Christchurch Girls High students revealed 20 cases of rape, three of group rape, and hundreds of incidents of sexual harassment.
Stuff the students speaking out and taking action with police were “very brave and strong young women”. “Being able to do [police interviews] on the school site is a really positive way of doing it, because they are surrounded by a lot of support.” Canterbury district crime manager Detective Inspector Greg Murton confirmed police had received complaints from girls at the school. They would be looked into by specialist investigators. Girls’ High students began speaking out in March, with chalk graffiti messages at Christchurch Boys’ High School supporting women and LGBTQIA+ rights, followed by a protest involving more than 100 Christchurch Girls’ High students in the same week.
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Police were also at the school to ensure students knew how to report any allegations. In a statement, Canterbury district crime manager Detective Inspector Greg Murton said police were “concerned” by the survey’s findings, “particularly the allegations of rape and sexual assault”. Murton said police had worked with Christchurch Girls’ High School since students staged protests in March, meeting with them to “discuss the issue and provide a pathway for any complaints of criminal behaviour”. Children s Commissioner Andrew Becroft has called for “urgent action” on consent and gender equality education for boys. The survey, conducted by researcher Liz Gordon, said it was possible some of the individual rapists had committed the same acts before or since.