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| Lauren Goodger sex tape: TOWIE star calls for tougher laws on revenge porn after intimate video leaks online | |
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| Lauren Goodger has called for tougher laws to prohibit revenge porn after a video of the TOWIE star performing a sex act on her ex-boyfriend leaked online. | Lauren Goodger has called for tougher laws to prohibit revenge porn after a video of the TOWIE star performing a sex act on her ex-boyfriend leaked online. |
| The intimate clip of her and her ex-boyfriend, property developer Jake Mclean, 24, was filmed without her knowledge in the couple’s bedroom at the home they shared in Epping Essex. | The intimate clip of her and her ex-boyfriend, property developer Jake Mclean, 24, was filmed without her knowledge in the couple’s bedroom at the home they shared in Epping Essex. |
| Goodger said she was “mortified and humiliated” to learn the clip had been circulating via text message, WhatsApp and email for over a week. | Goodger said she was “mortified and humiliated” to learn the clip had been circulating via text message, WhatsApp and email for over a week. |
| “Anyone caught sending private, intimate stuff like this about should be arrested,” she told the Sun on Sunday. | “Anyone caught sending private, intimate stuff like this about should be arrested,” she told the Sun on Sunday. |
| “I didn’t make a sex video like Kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton. I’m a grown woman and I’ve not done anything illegal.” | “I didn’t make a sex video like Kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton. I’m a grown woman and I’ve not done anything illegal.” |
| The clip was also accompanied by her mobile phone number, and has led to a number of unwanted and sexually prying messages from members of the public. | The clip was also accompanied by her mobile phone number, and has led to a number of unwanted and sexually prying messages from members of the public. |
| The reality TV star and businesswoman was told she might have a case for harassment, but was later informed there was nothing to prevent the footage being spread from phone to phone by strangers. | The reality TV star and businesswoman was told she might have a case for harassment, but was later informed there was nothing to prevent the footage being spread from phone to phone by strangers. |
| Goodger does not believe she has been an intentional victim of revenge porn, but wants more to be done to make the spreading of intimate footage illegal. | Goodger does not believe she has been an intentional victim of revenge porn, but wants more to be done to make the spreading of intimate footage illegal. |
| “I’ve got no control over the situation I am in. I feel powerless. My private life has been invaded in the most horrible way,” she said. | “I’ve got no control over the situation I am in. I feel powerless. My private life has been invaded in the most horrible way,” she said. |
| The video is the most high-profile revenge porn case since a leaked video of Tulisa Contostavlos performing oral sex on her ex-boyfriend was leaked online in March 2012. | The video is the most high-profile revenge porn case since a leaked video of Tulisa Contostavlos performing oral sex on her ex-boyfriend was leaked online in March 2012. |
| The Government has pledged to discuss law changes to curb the rising trend in revenge porn. | The Government has pledged to discuss law changes to curb the rising trend in revenge porn. |
| Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said earlier this month that the Government is “very open” to the idea of changing the law to tackle. | Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said earlier this month that the Government is “very open” to the idea of changing the law to tackle. |
| An amendment has been tabled proposing new clauses that would make the publication of sexually explicit images without permission a criminal offence. | An amendment has been tabled proposing new clauses that would make the publication of sexually explicit images without permission a criminal offence. |
| The newly proposed amendment to the Criminal Courts and Justice Bill is currently passing through the House of Lords. | The newly proposed amendment to the Criminal Courts and Justice Bill is currently passing through the House of Lords. |