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More than 200 prosecutions for revenge porn have been brought since the new law came into effect last April, contributing to a record rise in sex offences, the Crown Prosecution Service annual Violence against Women and Girls report showed. Domestic abuse and sex offences made up 18.6% of CPS cases and convictions rose by almost 11% to 87,275, the highest number ever. (See 'The CPS chief', Counsel, October 2016.)
More than 200 prosecutions for revenge porn have been brought since the new law came into effect last April, contributing to a record rise in sex offences, the Crown Prosecution Service annual Violence against Women and Girls report showed. Domestic abuse and sex offences made up 18.6% of CPS cases and convictions rose by almost 11% to 87,275, the highest number ever. (See 'The CPS chief', Counsel, October 2016.)
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