Pictures without consent

[sosoverytired]

Need to know where I stand legally please.
Someone has taken photos of my children. In my home. And posted them on a public highly visible social media sight with no privacy settings. They were told. Verbally. Not to share or publish them anywhere.

Is this against the law and if so can someone point me to the act or piece of legislation covering it please?

Also they have other private accounts. Is there anyway to force them to prove they are not there or get a court to check?

And finally can I press charges if there are?

I have also posted in legal. Posting here for traffic.

Whyt do you want to press charges against your 15 to niece for taking , what sounds, like entirely decent pictures of your children.

I never said I wanted to press charges. I wanted to know where I stand.
I did not allow the pictures to be taken. They were taken when they were playing and I was not aware.
No one has ever taken pictures or posted them online without asking me first.
Also it's a public account. Visible by all. And I personally don't feel comfortable with it.

I understand why you don’t like it, OP. But legally they’re not your photos.

So no-ones allowed to take pictures of your kids?

I can honestly say that I have never taken pictures of others kids without asking and certainly never put them online without seeking consent. So I expect the same respect back.

I am very uncomfortable with the photos being public to all and that they appear in a google search. As I'm sure most people would be.

Nor have I, but it’s not illegal.

Have you had any luck getting Instagram to take the photos down?

Awaiting a reply. Have heard it can be quite a process. So we are trying to reason with the parents as well.

Were the photos of niece or taken by niece? If you allowed the pics to be taken in your home then copyright is with the taker. Unless they are indecent or it is being used to promote a business or event she has not done any illegal, even if you did not give consent to share.