I FEEL Maureen Robinson (Letters, March 18) may misunderstand the need for legislation to outlaw “revenge porn” if she thinks it is only to protect celebrities.

Last year I was made aware of a case involving a a student who had her naked photos revealed on the internet by a soldier with whom she’d had a relationship. The images were not pornographic, but were embarrassing and intrusive. The lack of such a law meant that the police took no action.

The Army seemed equally uninterested in reprimanding a soldier who had shown an immense amount of disrespect.

I can understand that Mrs Robinson might rail against celebrities who might ‘leak’ revealing images or video to increase attention, but there are also cases of young women who have had photographs taken before they became famous and then they are revealed by unscrupulous individuals aiming to make a fast buck.

Arguably, there may be some public interest in exposure of public figures, although more likely for prurient reasons, but the main purpose of such a law would be to protect ordinary girls who have done something silly, perhaps, but had their intimate moments exposed by people they thought they could trust.

Cllr Dave Taylor Green Party, Fishergate, New Walk Terrace, York.