Adrian David Saunders, 33, had 800 indecent images of children on. The UAE, while liberal in many regards compared to its Middle Eastern neighbours, has strict laws governing expression and social media. A disgraced army veteran who searched online for jailbait in a bid to find child pornography has escaped a spell in prison. “Such unacceptable behaviours do not reflect the values and ethics of Emirati society,” said police in a statement. The pictures came as a shock in the federation of seven Arab sheikhdoms, where tamer behaviour - like kissing in public or drinking alcohol without a licence - has landed people in jail.Īny person who lives in or visits the UAE is subject to its laws and there are no exceptions for tourists.Ģ017, a British woman was sentenced to one year in prison for having consensual sex with a man she wasn't married to. The sharing of pornographic material is also punishable with prison time and a fine of up to 500,000 dirhams under the country's laws, which are based on Islamic law, or Shariah. "We have a zero tolerance policy for any type of bullying or any type of pornographic material.The UAE's public decency laws, which cover nudity and other 'lewd behaviour', carry penalties of up to six months in prison and a 5,000 dirham (£983) fine. "We're absolutely disappointed," Anderson said.
#Life explicitly prohibits the sharing of pornographic images, according to the terms of service previously listed on the app. "What we want is, when a student downloads the app, to have a fun experience, to check out all kinds of events or activities going around their school, to get some insight into the community and see what's going on," Anderson said. Both are popular at high schools and colleges across the country. They launched #Life about six months ago, Anderson said, inspired by the success of other apps such as Yik Yak and Whisper, which allow users to anonymously share gossip or chatty tidbits through text. He said he worked on #Life with a couple of friends, some of whom had attended the University of South Florida. But Anderson said in a phone interview that he lives in "greater Tampa Bay," though he declined to say exactly where or provide his age. Rumors also ricocheted about the app's founder, who some students believed had fled the area. "That's all they're talking about," said Jamiia Spradley, 16, a junior. Other teens said teachers had begun to more strictly enforce the school's rule against accessing phones. "The girls know who they're sending it to." "That's a bad thing to do and stuff, but this is the guy's fault and the girl's fault," Kosior said. They also offered counseling, Parra said. They reminded students of a policy prohibiting phone access during the school day, encouraged them to delete the app, redoubled efforts to educate them about social media and Internet safety, and notified school resource officers from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Officials at Osceola immediately took steps to prevent further misuse. He expressed disappointment with the way Osceola students were using #Life and said the company quickly removed explicit content. It was an uncomfortable moment for Osceola, which espouses no-nonsense values and strong parental involvement, "like schools used to be."Ī founder of #Life, Griffin Anderson, described the app as an anonymous photo-sharing tool that lets students check out what their peers were doing. School leaders held an emergency faculty meeting Wednesday. Some people reported girls leaving the cafeteria in tears and expressing horror that images of them had been made public.
School administrators "were made aware that some of the pictures were insulting or upsetting or possibly even illegal that should not be available online," school spokeswoman Melanie Marquez Parra said.īy that point, students said, word of the photos was churning through the high school rumor mill. Later in the day, as news of the uproar at Osceola spread, the founders of #Life said they had temporarily removed the app from the iTunes store.
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