Underage revenge porn

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Solomon Elliott

Dear Essex Police,

How many underage victims of revenge porn were reported to your force in the last year? How many underage people were suspects of revenge porn offences in the last year? What was the average age of both groups?
Also- what were the charges to the suspect and the statute used to charge the suspect. Is this crime classified as a child abuse as well as revenge porn?

Clarification: underage is under 18
Revenge porn: "Disclose private sexual photographs with intent to cause distress "
Last year: between 1/1/2019 and 31/12/2019

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Solomon Elliott

Info Rights Freedom Essex, Essex Police

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Thank you for your enquiry which has been logged under the above reference
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FOI Team | Information Management Department | Information Rights Section
| Essex Police

Telephone: 01245 452647 | Email: [3][Essex Police request email]

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA  (for Sat Nav directions,
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Info Rights Freedom Essex, Essex Police

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Thank you for your enquiry which has been logged under the above
reference.

Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section
1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a
request is held.  The second duty at Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose
information that has been confirmed as being held.  Where exemptions are
relied upon Section 17 of FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with
a notice which: a) states that fact b) specifies the exemption(s) in
question and c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
exemption applies.

 

In respect of your enquiry:

 

How many underage victims of revenge porn were reported to your force in
the last year?

How many underage people were suspects of revenge porn offences in the
last year?

What was the average age of both groups?

Also- what were the charges to the suspect and the statute used to charge
the suspect. Is this crime classified as a child abuse as well as revenge
porn?

 

Clarification: underage is under 18

Revenge porn:  "Disclose private sexual photographs with intent to cause
distress "

Last year: between 1/1/2019 and 31/12/2019

 

Having completed enquiries within Essex Police and in respect of Section
1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold some information relating to your request.
Under Section 1(1)(b) the below has been provided in relation to your FOI.

 

How many underage victims of revenge porn were reported to your force in
the last year?

25 crimes had a victim under the age of 18 (there were 23 unique victims -
1 victim was the victim of 3 crimes)

 

How many underage people were suspects of revenge porn offences in the
last year?

7 crimes has a suspect under age of 18

 

What was the average age of both groups?

Victim average age: 15 (mean), 17 (mode - most common age)

Suspect average age: 15 (mean and mode)

 

What were the charges to the suspect and the statute used to charge the
suspect. Is this crime classified as a child abuse as well as revenge
porn?

 

No of
Outcome Type Suspects
Type 15 -
Named
Suspect
Identified:
Victim
Supports
Police
Action But
Evidential
Difficulties
Prevent
Further
Action 1
Type 16 -
Named
Suspect
Identified:
Evidential
Difficulties
Prevent
Further
Action:
Victim Does
Not Support
(Or Has
Withdrawn
Support
From) Police
Action 3
Type 20 -
Further
action
resulting
from the
crime report
will be
undertaken
by another
body or
agency
subject to
the victim
(or person
acting on
their
behalf)
being made
aware of the
act to be
taken 2
Type 8 -
Community
resolution
(Crime) 1

 

 

No crimes with a suspect under 18 had any included crime of Child Abuse

 

Notes:

Revenge Porn: Full Offence title = Disclose private sexual photographs and
films with intent to cause distress

Underage: Age at time of incident less than 18 (does not include 18)

Last Year = 2019 (1/1/2019-31/12/2019)

Unique: refers to the number victims, some of whom may be victims more
than once

Average: included mean (straight average) and mode (most common age)

Charge: Essex Police can only supply outcome type as we do not hold any
more information than this. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes
cases around Revenge Porn, therefore, the following link may be of use to
you.

[1]https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/freed...

 

Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is
accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed
primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes
of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although
data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries the
results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand
our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.

 

Essex Police trusts that the information provided is of assistance. Thank
you for your interest in Essex Police.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI Team | Information Management Department | Information Rights Section
| Essex Police

Telephone: 01245 452647 | Email: [2][Essex Police request email]

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA  (for Sat Nav directions,
use CM2 6DN for HQ)

 

Essex Police have developed a publication strategy, our aim is to reduce
the demand within the FOI department and to provide knowledge to the
public to include previous and combined FOI requests together with
relevant links and information.

Please visit this area of our website before submitting FOI requests as
information may already be available.

[3]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac...

 

 

[4]cid:image003.png@01D6553C.E066F1D0

 

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otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request you have the right
to complain.

 

Complaints should be submitted within 20 working days from the date of
this response and should be addressed to the Senior Information Officer at
the above address or by email to:  [6][Essex Police request email]

 

We will conduct a review to investigate your complaint and endeavour to
reply within 20 working days.

 

Please explain which aspect of the reply you are not satisfied with, and
if your complaint concerns the decision to apply an exemption it would
assist the review if you would outline why you believe the exemption does
not apply.      

 

If you are still dissatisfied following our review, you have the right
under Section 50 of the Act to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner.  Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints
procedures provided by Essex Police.

 

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:  Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF or via [7]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

 

 

From: Info Rights Freedom Essex
Sent: 13 July 2020 16:54
To: Solomon Elliott <[8][FOI #676562 email]>
Subject: Underage revenge porn – Victim - Suspect

 

Thank you for your enquiry which has been logged under the above reference
14613.

Under the Freedom of Information Act we are required to reply within 20
working days.  The Act does not specify a limit to the number of
information requests a public authority may receive or the number of
requests or questions an applicant may submit.  However, there are
exemptions in the Act that can apply and these include where the cost of
complying with the request would extend beyond the reasonable cost limit,
(currently 18 hours or £450), or if the request is otherwise manifestly
unreasonable in its scope or nature. 

 

Requests that ask a great many questions, or a number of detailed requests
submitted at the same time, may make it necessary for Essex Police to
refuse the requests wholly or in part. The exemption at section 14 may be
engaged if the burden on the authority is increased through multiple
requests on differing subjects.

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has responsibility for
providing oversight and guidance for the legislation and they have
produced advice for applicants on submitting effective requests.  Further
information can be found on the Commissioner’s website at
[9]www.ico.gov.uk specific information relating to submitting a request
can be found at:
[10]https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/offici...

                                                      

While we process your request, please take the time to consider the ICO’s
advice and whether you feel it may be beneficial to amend or refine your
request. Our team is happy to discuss your request with you and will be
able to provide advice as to what kind of information will be available
from Essex Police.

 

Although every effort will be made to ensure a response is provided within
statutory deadlines, due to current circumstances, delays may be
unavoidable.  We apologise for any inconvenience and will endeavour to
process your request as quickly as is practicable.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI Team | Information Management Department | Information Rights Section
| Essex Police

Telephone: 01245 452647 | Email: [11][Essex Police request email]

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA  (for Sat Nav directions,
use CM2 6DN for HQ)

 

Essex Police have developed a publication strategy, our aim is to reduce
the demand within the FOI department and to provide knowledge to the
public to include previous and combined FOI requests together with
relevant links and information.

Please visit this area of our website before submitting FOI requests as
information may already be available.

[12]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac...

 

 

[13]cid:image003.png@01D6553C.E066F1D0

 

Please note, if you require further information or wish to resubmit a
request please refer to the information found on the Commissioner’s
website regarding submission of effective requests: 
[14]https://www.ico.org.uk/for_the_public/of...

 

Your right to complain

If you feel your request has not been properly handled, or you are
otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request you have the right
to complain.

 

Complaints should be submitted within 20 working days from the date of
this response and should be addressed to the Senior Information Officer at
the above address or by email to:  [15][Essex Police request email]

 

We will conduct a review to investigate your complaint and endeavour to
reply within 20 working days.

 

Please explain which aspect of the reply you are not satisfied with, and
if your complaint concerns the decision to apply an exemption it would
assist the review if you would outline why you believe the exemption does
not apply.      

 

If you are still dissatisfied following our review, you have the right
under Section 50 of the Act to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner.  Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints
procedures provided by Essex Police.

 

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:  Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF or via [16]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

 

 

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