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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 mother Liz, from Berkshire, 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 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. Sometimes the freedoms of like-minded, decent people have to be curtailed because of a few others Liz Longhurst 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. Campaigners fear the new law risks criminalising thousands of people who use violent pornographic images as part of consensual sexual relationships.
"What is right for one person is not necessarily for another. Mrs Longhurst, of Reading, said she was aware that libertarians saw her as "a horrible killjoy".
'Fitting tribute' "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."
"People can sully the furniture in their mind with this vile filth." 'Three-year campaign'
Mrs Longhurst believes if the sites had not been available for Coutts to look at, her daughter would still be alive.
"It made it seem alright. I think he knew from quite a young age that it wasn't really alright.
"But I think he thought, well, there are all these sites, I'm not the only one and it must be alright really and so he just went with the flow."
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".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
"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. Graham Coutts was obsessed with violent porn sites
"There was very little opposition to the proposals. Under the new law, pornographic material which depicts necrophilia, bestiality or violence which is life threatening or likely to result in serious injury to the anus, breasts or genitals is outlawed.
"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 Ministry of Justice said the offence would be enforced by individual police forces, by officers who were "already working on protecting the public in this field".
A spokesman said it expected the number of prosecutions would be relatively small.
He said: "The new law is not intended to target those who accidentally come into contact with obscene pornography, nor would it target the mainstream entertainment industry, which works within current obscenity laws, or those who sell bondage material legally available in the UK.
"The material to be covered by the ban is already illegal to publish and distribute in the UK under the Obscene Publications Act (OPA) 1959 but can be accessed in the UK from abroad via the internet.
"Legislating in this area will ensure that the possession of such material is illegal both on and off line."