Evidence
- Intimate images
- Text messages (Chloe's phone seized for duration of investigation)
- Rachel's phone (phone was submitted for forensic examination)
- Police interview with Chloe
- Statement from Rachel
- Statement from friend
Victim: Rachel
Perpetrator: Chloe
Threatening to share Intimate Images without Consent.
Background - Rachel (24) and her girlfriend Chloe (28) live together in a flat in the city.
They’re highly sociable and enjoy nights out with friends most weekends. The couple also run a business together. Friends describe the couple as being ‘solid’, but say that they argue often.
On October 9, a friend of Rachel contacted the police to report that Chloe had threatened to share intimate images of her without her consent.
"It was quite late on in the night when Chloe got talking to a random girl at the bar. I think they were buying her shots or something… Anyway Rach got jealous, saw red and went mental at Chloe who then left the club. We were with Rach later on when she got a text from Chloe. She was threatening to share some dirty pics of Rach on social media to get back at her."
Witness Statement
Chloe's phone (seized for duration of investigation)
Support
VERDICT
Chloe was found guilty and sentenced for causing distress by threatening to share intimate images without consent.
Chalk drawings taken at the court case: Chloe, jury
News Article
Chalk drawings taken at the court case: Rachel, judge, police officer
Support
Rachel has been helped by various charities and organisations throughout her trial and post verdict. Notably, Victim Support Scotland and Scottish Women’s Aid have helped her gain her confidence back and report the crime in the first instance.
If you are a victim of this type of crime, don’t hesitate in coming forward to the police or a support organisation. It is your right to be safe.
