{"id":37569,"date":"2022-05-25T18:47:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T22:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/?p=37569"},"modified":"2022-05-25T18:47:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T22:47:20","slug":"jdi-applauds-action-on-image-based-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/jdi-applauds-action-on-image-based-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"JDI applauds action on image based sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><em>May 25, 2022<\/em><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"6uj3p-0-0\">Statement made by Hema Sarang-Sieminski, JDI Policy Director <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"3c21n-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"3c21n-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"3c21n-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"i6j8-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"i6j8-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"i6j8-0-0\">JDI commends the MA Legislature for its thoughtful and survivor-centered approach during today\u2019s House Ways and Means Committee Meeting to address the far too common experience of image based sexual assault (aka revenge porn).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"2kkq2-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"2kkq2-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"2kkq2-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"70doi-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"70doi-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"70doi-0-0\">We want to thank Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito for putting this important issue on the radar here in the Commonwealth.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"1vlqs-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"1vlqs-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"1vlqs-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"5bqnc-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"5bqnc-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"5bqnc-0-0\">We applaud the House\u2019s leadership in putting forth legislation (H 4498) that includes both accountability and prevention. The proposed legislation would provide immediate protection to survivors of image-based sexual assault seeking civil as well as criminal legal protections from this harm. If passed, this law would allow survivors to seek a restraining order against an individual who shared their images without consent. It also highlights that we cannot only criminalize our way out of these issues but must also invest in education and prevention as foundational to curbing these harmful actions in Massachusetts.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"apjm1-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"apjm1-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"apjm1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"546ud-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"546ud-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"546ud-0-0\">This has been a key priority for JDI this session and on behalf of our 60 member programs and the survivors impacted by image-based assault, we want to thank Speaker Ronald Mariano, Representative Jeffrey Roy, Judiciary Chairs Representative Michael Day and Senator James Eldridge, Representative Tram Nguyen, Representative Natalie Higgins, and so many others who have helped craft a solution.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"2bj41-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"2bj41-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"2bj41-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eaaq8\" data-offset-key=\"dc7pt-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"dc7pt-0-0\" class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><span data-offset-key=\"dc7pt-0-0\">#supporsurvivors #accountability #prevention #mapoli<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 25, 2022 Statement made by Hema Sarang-Sieminski, JDI Policy Director \u00a0 JDI commends the MA Legislature for its thoughtful and survivor-centered approach during today\u2019s House Ways and Means Committee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}