New video launched to combat sex abuse

TARGETS ABUSIVE IMAGES THAT ARE CIRCULATED ONLINE

- CARL EVE

A HARD-hitting video – co-commissioned by young people in Plymouth – has been created as part of a campaign against image-based sexual abuse.

The short film, entitled Flayed, tells the story of a girl who finds out that naked photos of her are being shared around her school.

The creators of the film said they wanted to use graphic visual metaphors – likening the girl’s situation to being flayed alive – to make a stand against young men who share explicit images of girls without consent. It is hoped the campaign will encourage the recipients of abuse material to delete any images they receive instead of sharing them and causing more harm and distress to the victim.