Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009
Since I became a lawyer, it was only just very recently that I came across with a criminal case involving Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009. Yes, the law was enacted in 2009 but only a few cases were filed in court. This is Republic Act No. 9995 or otherwise known as the "Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009." Image grabbed from Esquire Philippines So, what this law is all about? Before telling you about the law itself, Google has defined voyeurism as the practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity. The law has defined photo or video voyeurism as the act of taking or video coverage of a person or group of persons performing sexual act or any similar activity or of capturing an image of the private area of a person or persons without the latter's consent, under circumstances in which such person/s has/have a reasonable expectation of privacy, or the act of selling, ...