Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Please read the rules before joining the discussion. AP — An Oregon judge has ruled that a year-old man did nothing illegal when he crouched in the aisle of a Target store and snapped photos up a year-old's skirt. Patrick Buono of Portland didn't dispute using his cellphone to take upskirt photos on Jan.
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Oregon judge: Upskirt photos of teen at store not illegal
Iwate tries to crack down on upskirt photos taken with cell phones - Japan Today
The northern prefecture of Iwate has Japanese Internet commentators furious over a recent proposal by police there to criminalize pointing a cell phone toward someone if it is suspected the would be photographer is trying to get an upskirt picture. In the day and age of easily deletable digital pictures, police say that it is too easy for these panty paparazzi to erase the evidence. Moreover, with smartphone apps that can silence the shutter sound a big no-no in Japan , they complain too many people are getting away with upskirt photography. So police want to be able to prosecute someone for proof that they intended to take a picture, even if there is no physical evidence.
It’s Perfectly Legal To Take Upskirt Photos In Most Of America
A Massachusetts man claims he has the constitutional right to take "upskirt" photos of women in public. Michael Robertson, now 31, was arrested in after trying to take cellphone photos up women's dresses on the Boston subway, according to the Boston Herald. The Andover man is charged with two counts of photographing an unsuspecting nude or partially nude person , the Eagle Tribune reports, and faces more than two years in jail if found guilty. Monday, Roberton's lawyer, Michelle Menken, argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that Robertson did not commit a crime because his right to snap photos up women's skirts is protected under the First Amendment. She went on to say that "peeping Tom" laws protect people from being photographed in bathrooms or dressing rooms, but do not protect clothed individuals in public areas.
In fact, Georgia was the latest state to publicly come forth and rule that upskirt photographers will face not criminal punishment from the law. But if a woman is shopping at a grocery store, walking up the stairs in an office building or grabbing something to eat at a restaurant, it is not illegal for someone to snap a few pictures up her skirt or dress without her consent. While harassers have been arrested across Georgia for this invasive practice of non-consensual photography, no law currently exists which can criminalize these actions.