Mexico City approves law that punishes revenge porn

In Mexico City , the local Congress has approved a law that will punish revenge porn with jail time . The law, known as the “ Olimpia Law ” was voted by all 56 Congress members .

The reforms approved by Congress members will protect the right to privacy , as well as the free exercise of sexual rights.

Local Congressmen Eduardo Santillán Pérez

said that with this law , authorities are “protecting, in an important way, the integrity of women. The spirit of this legislation is that there is an exemplary punishment for those who damage the reputation of a person.”

The new law will punish those who create and distribute revenge porn with up to six years in prison .

When someone threatens or tries to extortion someone by threatening with the release of sex videos , they will be given up to three years in prison.

“ Grooming ” will be punished with up to six years in jail.

If police officers perpetuate gender-based violence through social media , they will automatically be prosecuted.

In the next days, the local Congress members will work on the creation of a DNA bank to gather information on sexual predators and on the creation of a sexual offender registry.

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