Virginia Revenge Porn Bill Advances After Explicit Videos of Democrat Candidate Published Online

The legislation would update the current revenge porn conviction from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony

A man types on a computer keyboard, on Feb. 28, 2013. Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Legislation that would broaden Virginia’s revenge porn law by adding a new category relating to “sexual” images was advanced in the Virginia House of Delegates on Jan. 31.

The bill, HB 926 (pdf) is sponsored by Democrat Del. Irene Shin and was advanced to a full committee by the Virginia House Courts of Justice Criminal Subcommittee in an 8-0 vote on Wednesday.