There’s a darker side to upskirting than many people realise In 2017 a man put his phone between Gina Martin’s legs and took a photo without her consent.
While Gina’s work helped bring about major change, she acknowledges that there’s more still to be done, as there’s a much darker side to upskirting many aren’t aware of.
She had been attending the British Summer Time festival in London’s Hyde Park when the incident occurred, and boldly snatched the man’s phone before running off in search of help.
Horrified by the incident she launched a campaign and soon 50,000 people were calling for her case to be reopened and for upskirting to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales.
It was initially blocked by a Tory backbench MP, but after this move was widely criticised, the bill made it through and the Voyeurism Act was introduced on 21 June 2018.
