Justice Minister confirms gardaí commence 28 prosecutions under Coco's Law

The 2020 Act is known as 'Coco’s Law' after Nicole Fox (21), who took her own life after years of online harassment and whose mother campaigned for strengthened legislation in the area

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD stated that to date Gardai have commenced 28 prosecutions by way of charges and summonses. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

An Garda Síochána have commenced 28 prosecutions to date concerning a new law criminalising the sharing of intimate images online without the subjects’ consent.

The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 targets so-called ‘revenge porn’, where people distribute intimate photos of others online to embarrass or harass their victims.