Upskirting became explicitly illegal in Northern Ireland on 2 February 2022, when the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 was passed.
The teacher wanted to make sure this wouldn't happen to anyone again and fought to have upskirting made a criminal offence in Northern Ireland.
Now Sally has become an 'accidental activist' as she helped change the law to make upskirting a crime in Northern Ireland.
The pupil was convicted of outraging public decency, while the school was seen as at fault by the Labour Relations Agency for damaging Sally's mental health and well-being by continuing to have that pupil in their environment.
This legislation introduced specific provisions to criminalise upskirting as a distinct offence, bringing Northern Ireland in line with the rest of the UK in addressing this invasive behaviour.
