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| 05/09/08 11:45 AM |
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Mothers porn law campaign ends
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_ne
A mother whose daughter was murdered by a man addicted to violent internet porn has completed her fight to have such images banned.
Jane Longhurst, 31, was strangled by Graham Coutts, 39, from Hove, Sussex. He was jailed for at least 26 years.
Her mother Liz, from Berkshire, backed by Reading West MP Martin Salter, campaigned for three years to ban violent online porn.
The ban is part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.
Possession of sexually violent images will now be punishable by up to three years in jail.
The bill had its final reading on Thursday where it received Royal Assent.
Mrs Longhurst, of Reading, said she was aware that libertarians saw her as "a horrible killjoy".
"Sometimes the freedoms of like-minded, decent people have to be curtailed because of a few others.
"I know some would argue women choose to do this. But I believe a lot of women who have been trafficked are forced to be on these sites."
Crazy world eh