>Woman fights to change the law after being told man who put camera up her skirt did nothing wrong
>When a man took a picture up Gina Martin's skirt when she was enjoying herself at a festival, she was sure he could be punished.
>However, after being told he did nothing illegal, she has taken things into her own hands and started a campaign which has reverberated across the country - to make 'upskirting' a specific offence under the law.
>'Upskirting' is the term for when people put cameras under unsuspecting women's skirts and take a picture of their crotch, usually just before the woman notices what has happened.
>On the 8th July 2017, this happened to Ms Martin, who was at the British Summertime Festival.
>After seeing the man standing in front of her had an image of a woman’s bare legs and crotch on his phone screen, she realised it was of her.
>She thought quickly and grabbed the phone, giving it to the festival staff, who called the police.
>The police arrived and asked the man to delete the photo. However, five days later, Ms Martin was told the case was closed as the police said the man hadn't broken any laws.
>Ms Martin, a 25-year-old writer from London, started a petition to change this.
>The campaign to make upskirt photos illegal under the Sexual Offences Act of 2003 has been signed by more than 53,000 people.
telegraph.co.uk
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Have men gone too far this time?
How do we protect women from camera-wielding perverts (men)?
