Coco’s Law on the distribution of intimate images by cyberbullies and others set to carry jail penalty Offences carrying penalties of an unlimited fine and/or up to 7 years imprisonment
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The distribution of intimate images without consent is set to become a criminal offence with confirmation that the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee has secured the approval to enact Coco’s Law.
The campaign which culminated in the new law was spearhead by Jackie Fox is the mother of Nicole ‘Coco’ Fox Fenlon. She lost her teenage daughter suicide in January 2018 after a campaign of cyberbullying.