Legal advice.

[anonymousper]

Did know where to post this question but hope someone can help me.

Are there any laws against a person being filmed in a sexual act without their knowledge or permission?

[Peter Pedant]

Oh dear, I think you need proper legal advice for which you pay and not advice from us.

The Liverpool CCTV case earlier this week was about council workers using CCTV and they were done for misfeasance in public office.

However the sting against the politician (gap toothed, Tory Politician, whose name escapes me) - taped and filmed with antonia de sanchez. there were no charges the politician could bring and not only that, no civil action. And that was because, it was the landlord who was doing the taping and Antonia was a consenting party (I think), to the taping as well as the sex.

Antonia later commented as her acting careered floundered, in a huffy tone, ' everyone thinks I am just a pro********'

The word in stars in not professional. Clearly these case are about phtographing without permission but may not apply to you.

and so anonymous person, if you are the person in the video, you need proper legal help...For example the data protection act may be able to help.....

[WaldoMcFroog]

The DPA would only be of any use if the imagery were held by an organisation. If it were taken by an individual, the act would not apply.

[Ward-Minter]

Don't know what the others are going on about but to answer original question, yes it is illegal.

Voyeurism in all guises is now arrestable under Sexual Offences Act 2003.

[Oneeyedvic]

Contrary to Wardminters post, it is not quite that easy.

It very much depends on where you were, who filmed you and what the purpose of filming was / is.

As an example, It is illegal to install a camera in a public place (eg a changing room) if the intention is to film people for sexual gratification purposes. It is not illegal if it is installed for security reasons.

[Drusilla]

You need professional help and quick. I watched an episode of The Practice not long ago where this happened to a girl and the images were downloaded onto a voyeuristic pornographic site.
I hope the swine who abused your trust hasn't gone this far, but act fast and best wishes to you.

[anonymousper]

It wasn't me actually..but that's not really the issue.
The filming was done on a mobile phone and the victim was unaware of it.
I guess unless the film gets transferrred onto to the internet or emailed round then it will probably be deleted and there will be no evidence anyway.

Thanks for your answers guys. I just wanted to know how serious an act this was incase the perpetrators decide that this video should be seen by others.

[anonymousper]

Thanks very much to the person who posted re: the Sexual Offences Act 2003

I've found this:

Voyeurism
(2) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he operates equipment with the intention of enabling another person to observe, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, a third person (B) doing a private act, and
(b) he knows that B does not consent to his operating equipment with that intention.
3) A person commits an offence if-
(a) he records another person (B) doing a private act,
(b) he does so with the intention that he or a third person will, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, look at an image of B doing the act, and
(c) he knows that B does not consent to his recording the act with that intention.

[bondy]

Images and voice traffic I believe are held by the mobile phone companies for 2 years by law and this has or will be increased to 5 years so the evidence will still be there if anyone wants to make a prosecution.