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Almost 100 cases prosecuted under Coco's law
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The Minister Helen McEntee TD, has published an operational review of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, also known as Coco’s Law, which shows that almost 100 cases have been prosecuted since it came into effect.
The legislation criminalises the sharing of, or threatening to share intimate images without a person’s consent, with or without intent to cause harm to the victim.
The review was carried out by the Department of Justice and found positive early indicators in terms of prosecutions taken, the number of reports of intimate image abuse made to a hotline for illegal content, and general awareness of the legislation.