Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Select Committee on Justice and Equality

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage

Photo of Martin KennyMartin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The situations that can occur are often between minors, where two 15-year-olds share an image and that image becomes public and then somebody else takes it and shares it more broadly. The victims in a case like this may not want to admit, make a complaint or do anything. Perhaps it will be on their minds and cause damage for years afterwards. A complaint may not come to the surface for quite a length of time. The reckless and serious interfering with the person's peace is something that could go on for a long time before a complaint is made. In this context, I wonder how it can be dealt with in the definition. The person may keep this as a very private hurt and damage.

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