Rape pornography

Rape pornography is a type of pornography that shows or describes rape. This type of pornography can be "simulated," where consenting adults act out a fake rape scene, or it can show a real sexual assault.[1] Showing sexual violence in mainstream movies or fictional media is not considered rape pornography.[2]

This genre is highly controversial. Many people argue that it encourages sexual violence against women and is linked to rape culture.[1] However, scientific studies on the effects of pornography involving violence have produced conflicting results.[3]

Legality

The laws regarding simulated rape pornography vary by country, while making or sharing videos of actual rape is illegal everywhere.

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, it is a crime to possess pornographic images or videos that show simulated rape, even if they were made by consenting actors.[4]

  • Scotland: Passed a law in 2010 making the possession of "extreme" pornography illegal, which explicitly includes fake or simulated rape.
  • England and Wales: Passed a similar law in 2015 under Section 16 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. This law makes it illegal to possess fake rape scenes made for entertainment, but it does not apply to regular fictional movies where actors follow a script.[4]

Germany

In Germany, it is completely illegal to distribute any pornography that shows real or simulated rape scenes.[5]

United States

The United States has very few legal restrictions on simulated or "fantasy" rape pornography involving consenting adults due to free speech protections.[6] Law enforcement agencies focus their resources only on cases where a real crime or actual abuse took place during the filming.[6]

Real Abuse Cases

While many videos online are simulated, there have been major criminal cases where women and children were actually abused or forced into filming:

  • GirlsDoPorn: A major American internet company where managers used fraud, lies, and physical coercion to force young women into filming videos. In 2019, the owners were arrested and charged with federal sex trafficking.[7]
  • The Nth Room Case: A major criminal case in South Korea in 2020. Criminal groups used blackmail to force women and underage girls to film extreme sexual videos, which were then sold to thousands of users in secret online chatrooms.[8]
  • Cybersex Trafficking: A form of modern slavery where victims are held by traffickers and forced to perform live sexual acts on webcams for paying online viewers.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Odem, Mary E.; Clay-Warner, Jody (1998). Confronting Rape and Sexual Assault. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 111.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Clare (15 November 2013). "10 Controversial Films With Scenes Of Explicit Sexual Violence". WhatCulture.
  3. ↑ Hald, Gert Martin; Malamuth, Neil M.; Yuen, Carlin (2010). "Pornography and attitudes supporting violence against women". Aggressive Behavior, 36(1), pp. 14–20.
  4. 1 2 Jackman, Myles (13 August 2013). "Government to 'get to grips' with Rape-Porn". Myles Jackman.
  5. ↑ German Criminal Code, Section 184a.
  6. 1 2 Timberg, Craig (6 December 2013). "How violent porn site operators disappear behind Internet privacy protections". The Washington Post.
  7. ↑ Turner, Gustavo (17 October 2019). "Here's What You Need to Know About the GirlsDoPorn Case". XBIZ.
  8. ↑ Bicker, Laura (25 March 2020). "Cho Ju-bin: South Korea chatroom sex abuse suspect named after outcry". BBC News.
  9. ↑ "Cybersex Trafficking" (2020). International Justice Mission (IJM).
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