• WEATHER ALERTFlood Warning
    Full Story

WATCH LIVE

RaleighDurhamFayettevilleSurrounding Area
EDIT
Log In
WatchPhotos
Local News
RaleighDurhamFayettevilleSurrounding Area
Categories
WeatherTrafficU.S. & WorldNorth CarolinaI-TeamTroubleshooterEntertainment
WeatherLOCALISHSportsPoliticsHealth and CoronavirusScience ClubSweepstakes
Station Info
About ABC11Contact UsSend us your photos & videosABC11 TogetherEvents CalendarTV ListingsJobs
shows
ABC11 Live NewscastsABC11 Perspectives
Follow Us:
Welcome,
Your Account
Log Out
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
Politics

N&O: Revenge porn would be illegal in North Carolina under bill

  • Share:
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
Computer
  • Share:
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
RALEIGH -- The News and Observer reports a North Carolina House committee voted unanimously Wednesday to ban "revenge porn" and online impersonation.

House Bill 792 would make it a felony to distribute nude or sexual photos obtained "within the context of a personal relationship." That targets the growing trend of "revenge porn," in which someone posts nude photos online after a romantic relationship ends.

Click here to read more from the News and Observer


Report a Typo
Related topics:
politicsraleighsex offensepornography
  • Share:
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
More Videos
From CNN Newsource affiliates
TOP STORIES
LATEST: High school football returns amid pandemic
Gov. Cooper eases restrictions: Here's what's changing
Cooper's easing of restrictions unlikely to bring back concert venues
Man shot, killed in Fayetteville apartment complex parking lot
9-year-old, woman found dead in Wendell home tied to Raleigh homicide
How redlining divided Durham communities black and white
NC crime data shows jump in retail burglaries, fewer traffic offenses
Show More
NC Republican senators push to increase outdoor spectator capacity to 40%
VA working to fix flood issue plaguing Raleigh National Cemetery
State Fair will happen this fall, NC ag commissioner says
4-year-old girl in Amber Alert found safe in Tennessee
Mental health struggles for children remain a concern
More TOP STORIES News
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
  • Home
  • AccuWeather
  • Traffic
  • Local News
      RaleighDurhamFayettevilleSurrounding Area
  • Categories
      WatchPhotosU.S. & WorldNorth CarolinaI-TeamTroubleshooterEntertainment
  • Station Info
      About ABC11Contact UsSend us your photos & videosABC11 TogetherEvents CalendarTV ListingsJobs
  • Shows
      ABC11 Live NewscastsABC11 Perspectives
  • Apps
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
Follow Us:
HomeWeatherTrafficWatchPhotosApps
RaleighDurhamFayettevilleSurrounding Area
U.S. & WorldNorth CarolinaI-TeamTroubleshooterEntertainment
About ABC11Contact UsSend us your photos & videosABC11 TogetherEvents CalendarTV ListingsJobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Children's Privacy Policy
  • Your California Privacy Rights
  • Terms of Use
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • Public Inspection File
Privacy PolicyDo Not Sell My InfoChildren's Privacy Policy
Your California Privacy RightsTerms of UseInterest-Based AdsPublic Inspection File
Copyright © 2021 ABC, Inc., WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham. All Rights Reserved.