This week a new survey for NSPCC ChildLine has found that one in five of nearly 700 youngsters said they had seen pornographic images that had shocked or upset them. The findings of this survey tie into the campaign by Scottish Women’s Aid against revenge porn.
This issue was debated in the Scottish Parliament in September 2013. In bringing the motion and leading the debate, Christina McKelvie MSP said;
“Decades ago, domestic abuse was not talked about or recognised—women walked into doors or fell downstairs. Things have moved on, although sadly there are still people in abusive relationships who are too frightened to come forward. Their confidence has been eaten away by their partners so effectively that many end up convinced that somehow the abuse is all their own fault. It is therefore vital that the new Stop Revenge Porn Scotland site gains the maximum profile. That is why I am having this debate in the chamber”
The evidence from the survey being reported this week shows there is still some distance to travel in tacking this issue.