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Woman Wins First UK Court Case for Image-Based Abuse (Bloomberg UK)

Woman Wins First UK Court Case for Image-Based Abuse

A woman was awarded almost £100,000 ($120,000) from a UK court for image-based abuse in what’s thought to be the first time in England and Wales that a judge has awarded compensation for a case of its kind.

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A woman was awarded almost £100,000 ($120,000) from a UK court for image-based abuse in what’s thought to be the first time in England and Wales that a judge has awarded compensation for a case of its kind.

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The judgment follows the landmark civil case victory of YouTube celebrity Chrissy Chambers in 2018, who settled out of court with a man who secretly recorded and uploaded videos of her to the internet. Ann Olivarius, the lawyer who represented Chambers in the earlier case, said of this ruling, “I’m delighted about this judgment. Bring as many cases like this as you can. Image based abuse has got to stop.”