WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
In recent weeks, a former Western University student was sentenced in a London, Ont., court after pleading guilty to charges of sharing intimate images and video online without consent — actions that have been illegal in Canada since 2015.
The case, as well as statistics indicating the number of such incidents resulting in charges has grown since changes to the Criminal Code were made, point to a persistent and troubling culture, one researcher says.
Charges were laid against the man following an incident at a Sigma Chi fraternity
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