Pictures of children

[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?

Is it a relative?

Yes it is.

I’m not really sure there’s anything you can do but someone might know more than me.

(And pressing charges is not the right terminology here I suspect as that implies criminal activity and I think it’s the police that press charges, not you).

Not a lawyer.

Police are only going to be interested if a crime has been committed. Taking pictures isn't a crime. Ignoring your wishes not to use social media isn't a crime. (I am assuming these pictures aren't ones which could be classed as indecent).

It's a civil matter. You could take it to court - you can take anything to court if you have the money - but it would cost you a packet. I suppose you could ask a lawyer to draft a "cease and desist" letter but it would be empty threats..

What is so awful about the pictures?

This is a civil matter, not criminal, and falls under privacy laws.

Have you reported the images to the social media companies?

Why are you so bothered?

Young children in vests. Night gown. Nappy etc on public social media account with no privacy setting. Have been provide with link to report them to have them removed now.

There are millions of pics of children in vests and pyjamas on social media. What bothers you so much about this?

If someone has gone against your wishes posting pics then you need to be having the conversation with THEM, not with a lawyer.

Best bet is to ask Facebook to take them down.

I don’t see what the issue is.

But were in the house when the photos were taken?

It all depends who took them and for what motive! Surely? If it’s grandma, have a word. If it’s a relative you don’t trust, don’t let them near your children. Tell this person, again, that pictures are not to be published and you want them deleted. Be firm and keep this person away from DC if you don’t want them photographed. It’s not ok to just put pix of young children on social media when you are not the parent and have deliberately gone against parental wishes.

To the people asking what the problem is:

Paedophiles are known to use photos of young children that are posted on Facebook etc and "edit" them for their own gratification and for onward distribution.

This is often why parents are careful about posting photos of their children on social media, especially on an account that has open settings etc.

Thank you. We as parents have closed accounts and everyone we give permission to also have kids and closed accounts. This is a very public account. And we were very very clear about not giving permission. Although these photos were taken without our knowledge while they were playing.