Jess Asato has called for police to take image-based abuse more seriously after campaigners lodged a super-complaint about the handling of cases across England and Wales.
In original statements posted on 8 October, the Labour MP for Lowestoft said police investigations needed to improve and stressed the connection between online abuse and harm beyond the internet.
The Centre for Women’s Justice and #NotYourPorn launched their complaint on 7 October, supported by lawyers. It draws on survivors’ accounts and alleges systemic failures in the police response.
The organisations want clearer national guidance, better digital training, faster investigations and improved communication with victims. Their allegations remain complaints requiring examination, rather than established findings against every force.
Asato also highlighted the Revenge Porn Helpline’s work supporting people and helping to remove abusive images, while arguing that police should do more.
Her intervention adds parliamentary pressure to the campaign. She did not file the organisations’ complaint, and her statements do not announce a change in policing policy.
