02 October 2019
The rape pornography law, introduced in 2015, has had little impact, with very few charges or prosecutions, according to a study by Durham University.
It found that during 2015–2017, 85% of extreme pornography charges were for possessing bestiality porn with only 1% of charges for rape pornography. The authors of the study are calling for a wholesale review of laws regulating pornography. Professor Clare McGlynn, of Durham Law School, said she was ‘extremely disappointed’ that the data ‘suggests porn involving animals is the focus of police action rather than rape porn’.
