JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Legislature has approved a bill banning “revenge porn.”
House lawmakers gave the measure final approval in a 138-0 vote Thursday. It passed the Senate 33-0 on Wednesday.
If enacted, the proposal would make distributing a sexual image of someone without their consent a felony.
The proposal was in the works long before Gov. Eric Greitens was charged with a felony for allegedly taking a photo of a partially nude woman during a sexual encounter and threatening to release it if she revealed their relationship. Previous efforts to pass the legislation failed.
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The bill is HB 1558
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