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| 'Extreme' web porn ban made law | 'Extreme' web porn ban made law |
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| A mother whose daughter was murdered by a man addicted to violent internet porn has won her bid to have it outlawed with the introduction of a new law. | A mother whose daughter was murdered by a man addicted to violent internet porn has won her bid to have it outlawed with the introduction of a new law. |
| Jane Longhurst, 31, was strangled by Graham Coutts, 39, from Hove, Sussex. He was jailed for at least 26 years. | Jane Longhurst, 31, was strangled by Graham Coutts, 39, from Hove, Sussex. He was jailed for at least 26 years. |
| Her Berkshire mother Liz, backed by Reading West MP Martin Salter, campaigned for three years to ban violent online porn. | Her Berkshire mother Liz, backed by Reading West MP Martin Salter, campaigned for three years to ban violent online porn. |
| The new act is part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. | The new act is part of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. |
| People can sully the furniture in their mind with this vile filth Liz Longhurst | People can sully the furniture in their mind with this vile filth Liz Longhurst |
| Possession of sexually violent images will now be punishable by up to three years' in jail. | Possession of sexually violent images will now be punishable by up to three years' in jail. |
| The bill had its final reading on Thursday - there are seven stages before it is made law - where it received Royal Assent. | The bill had its final reading on Thursday - there are seven stages before it is made law - where it received Royal Assent. |
| Under the new rules, criminal responsibility shifts from the producer - who is responsible under the 1959 Obscene Publications Act (OPA) - to the consumer. | Under the new rules, criminal responsibility shifts from the producer - who is responsible under the 1959 Obscene Publications Act (OPA) - to the consumer. |
| Mrs Longhurst, of Reading, Berkshire, was unavailable for comment but during an interview last October she told the BBC News website: "Some people are utterly against anything that prevents them from doing anything they want. | Mrs Longhurst, of Reading, Berkshire, was unavailable for comment but during an interview last October she told the BBC News website: "Some people are utterly against anything that prevents them from doing anything they want. |
| "What is right for one person is not necessarily for another. | "What is right for one person is not necessarily for another. |
| 'Fitting tribute' | 'Fitting tribute' |
| "People can sully the furniture in their mind with this vile filth." | "People can sully the furniture in their mind with this vile filth." |
| Mr Salter said the campaign was not a "moral crusade" but targeted the "violent end of the market - material that was already illegal but with the advent of the internet was unregulated". | |
| Coutts was obsessed with violent porn sites | Coutts was obsessed with violent porn sites |
| "This is the combination of a three-year campaign waged by Liz Longhurst and myself, which garnered the support of church groups, women's organisations, 189 MPs, and generated 50,000 signatures on a national petition," he said. | "This is the combination of a three-year campaign waged by Liz Longhurst and myself, which garnered the support of church groups, women's organisations, 189 MPs, and generated 50,000 signatures on a national petition," he said. |
| "The campaign involved meetings with two home secretaries, debates in Parliament, even speeches at the Womad Festival in Reading. | "The campaign involved meetings with two home secretaries, debates in Parliament, even speeches at the Womad Festival in Reading. |
| "There was very little opposition to the proposals. | "There was very little opposition to the proposals. |
| "The Royal Assent is a fitting tribute both to our campaign and to the life of Jane Longhurst who was tragically murdered by a self-confessed addict to violent pornography." | "The Royal Assent is a fitting tribute both to our campaign and to the life of Jane Longhurst who was tragically murdered by a self-confessed addict to violent pornography." |