Wisconsin Senate Passes Revenge Porn Bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill that would outlaw the posting online of explicit images of former boyfriends or girlfriends online as a way to embarrass them or cost them a job.
The Senate passed the bill on a voice vote Tuesday. It now heads back to the Assembly, which previously passed a similar version.
The bill must pass the Assembly on Thursday, its final day in session, or it will be dead for the year.
The bill would make it a misdemeanor to disseminate a nude picture without the subject's consent, regardless of whether the subject granted permission to capture the image.
The act would be punishable by up to $10,000 in fines and nine months in jail.
Several other states are considering similar legislation.
