NZ to jail mobile phone peeping Toms

New Zealand will pass a law to jail people who secretly film others having sex or in other intimate situations without their consent, Justice Minister Phil Goff has said, reports The Age.

"Covert filming is becoming an increasing problem as new technology, such as cell phones with photographic capabilities, is developed," Goff said in a statement.

His comment followed publication of a Law Commission report calling for three-year jail sentences for those who make such films. It also recommended that those distributing and possessing covertly filmed images "of a very intimate nature" should receive a 12-month sentence. "

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