Anyone who films a partner during sex without their consent is committing the criminal offence of voyeurism, the court of appeal has ruled in a case that may affect the Crown Prosecution Service’s apparent reluctance to bring charges. The ruling by three judges came at the end of an unsuccessful appeal by a man convicted of filming himself having sex with prostitutes. When parliament drew up the legislation, it did not define the rules simply as a lack of consent, Rees said. “Lack of consent is not sufficient [to make it a criminal offence] where the place where it occurs is shared with another [person]. “They say if you consent to being seen, you consent to being videoed.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 15:42 UTC