Nightlife voyeurism is degrading for the young women being targeted whilst walking in public spaces in Manchester city centre, but as Go Doxx Yourself explores, it can be difficult to criminalise due to gaps in the law.

At times, footage posted on social platforms caught women in vulnerable situations, with clothing riding up or falling down – and some of the videos deliberately focused in slow motion on the chests and bottoms of the women in the frame.

In the episode, Nicole Wooton-Cane, who reported on the story for the Manchester Evening News talks about how the investigation was conducted.

Nicole is joined by Chara Bakalis, Associate Professor in Law at Oxford Brookes, who discusses the limitations of current criminal and civil law in relation to footage captured in public places.

Go Doxx Yourself is a Reach production hosted by Dr Rebecca Whittington, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin. It is available to listen to on Apple and Spotify. You can also find it on YouTube and Instagram. 

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