Almost 40 reports of the sharing of intimate images made to gardaí

Intimate imagery abuse was criminalised under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, also known as Coco's Law. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Gardaí received 37 reports of suspected sharing of intimate images over just a six-month period under a new system the force has set up with an online industry watchdog.

Intimate imagery abuse involves sharing, or threatening to share, intimate images of a person without their consent.