Public campaign to warn of severe penalties for sharing intimate media

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson (pictured) said: “Disclosing private images can be extremely cruel and degrading, and can cause fear and alarm. Sharing, or threatening to share, such images can also be used in a highly abusive and manipulative way to seek to control a partner or ex-partner.”

The campaign has been developed by agencies including Police Scotland and the Crown Office.

Mr Matheson added: “Too many people are suffering because pictures of them, that they believed were only for a trusted person to see, are being shared online.

“Through this campaign and, working with the police and others, I’m determined to drive home the message that there is no place for victimisation like this in a modern Scotland and that those who think otherwise will soon face the full force of the law.”