Rachel Lynn Craig first charged in Virginia’s revenge porn law after posting images of ex’s new girlfriend naked

A WOMAN is the first person charged under a new “revenge porn law” after posting an image of her ex-boyfriend’s new partner naked online.

A WOMAN has become the first person to be charged under a new “revenge porn law” after posting a picture of her ex-boyfriend’s new partner naked online.

Rachel Lynn Craig, 28, of Augusta County, Virginia, is accused of posting the photograph of the naked woman on Facebook under “ the unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another” legislation, which was established in July in Virginia, MyFoxdc reported.

The legislation, drafted after the phenomenon known as “revenge porn”, makes it illegal to distribute a sexually explicit image of others without their permission.

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Faces up to a year in jail and a $2500 fine ... Rachel Lynn Craig, 28, is the first charged with revenge porn in Virginia. Picture: Rachel Craig / Facebook

Craig, a mother of three from the city of Waynesboro, allegedly took the picture of the 22-year-old woman off her ex-boyfriend’s phone and then posted it online. Other people saw the post and contacted the victim, who informed Waynesboro Police Department.

“What was the intent of Ms Craig for posting this? She considered the victim a romantic rival for this one individual’s affections and she said that she did it out of anger,” Waynesboro sergeant Brian Edwards told NBC29.

The 22-year-old woman told police that had taken the photograph of herself and sent it to her boyfriend’s cell phone.

Craig is facing up to one year in jail and a $2500 fine after being charged on Saturday and released.

"Love comes to those who still hope after disappointment, who still believe after betrayal, and who still love after they've been hurt" ... Rachel Craig's post on Facebook before she was charged. Picture: Rachel Craig / Facebook

Her feelings after the relationship broke down are clear on her Facebook page.

“I need company,” she wrote on September 4 after earlier that day stating: “I wish u could fall outta love with someone as fast as u fell in love with them.”

In August, she wrote: “Love comes to those who still hope after disappointment, who still believe after betrayal, and who still love after they’ve been hurt.”

Virginia joins Utah, Alaska, Idaho, Texas, California and New Jersey in banning revenge porn. Maryland and Wisconsin are considering making the practice illegal.

Illegal to distribute a sexually explicit image of others without their permission ... Revenge porn laws are being drafted in the UK and are in use in Virginia, Utah, Alaska, Idaho, Texas, California and New Jersey in the US: Picture: Rachel Craig / Facebook

Revenge porn laws are also before the House of Lords in the UK. If passed, distribution of a private sexual image of someone without their consent and with the intention of causing them distress makes the sender liable for up to two years in jail.

Figures uncovered by the Press Association showed that schoolgirls were among those targeted, while adults had been blackmailed into having sex with their tormentor after indecent — and previously private — images were posted on the internet.

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