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Laurel Lee: “It allows victims to hold accountable those who knowingly…”

Featuring: Laurel Lee, Republican | U.S. House Florida, District 15

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Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Lee hold news conference with Paris Hilton on revenge pornography legislation

Published | Video Starts at 07:55

The defiance act closes that gap. This legislation creates a clear federal civil remedy for victims of non consensual, sexually explicit digital forgeries. It allows victims to hold accountable those who knowingly create, distribute, or solicit this material or who recklessly disregard the lack of consent. It provides a meaningful statute of limitations for victims who might not discover this abuse right away. And it includes strong privacy protections so survivors are not further traumatized simply for seeking justice. (07:55–08:07)

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Asserts that the Defiance Act enables victims to hold accountable those involved in creating or distributing non-consensual digital forgeries.

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