The Special Investigation Service exposed 14 persons and arrested 5 of them for disclosure of the secrets of personal life cases in the current period of 2023.

The employees of the Special Investigation Service arrested L. Sh. (born in 1995) on the violation of the privacy of juvenile girls' private life.

The investigation established that the defendant (living in Tsalka Municipality) created a fake internet account and communicated with three minor girls in May and September 2023. The accused person gained the trust of the minors and forced them to take and forward intimate photos /videos by deception and coercion. He publicly posted intimate photos sent by two minor victims on his fake social network page. In this way, the victims were forced to take and send additional intimate photo/video materials.

As a result of investigative activities, the Special Investigative Service arrested the accused L.Sh., and charged with disclosure of personal secrets on gender intolerance. The crime shall be punished by imprisonment for up to 8 years.

The Special Investigation Service opened another case of disclosure of the personal secrets of the minor victim and exposed 3 persons in the crime.

The investigation established that in July 2023, in the Samegrelo Region, a schoolgirl sent her intimate content photos and videos to a 14-year-old boy via Facebook Messenger, who shared the material with his two friends.

As a result of the 3 exposed minors' actions, the intimate content video of the victim girl was disseminated among her classmates, which disclosed her secrets.

As for the other 10 persons exposed to the crime, the conducted investigation established that the defendants had relations with victims both acquaintances and social network friends at different times. They obtained intimate photos and videos depicting the personal lives of the victims through mobile phones and social networks and sent them to relatives of the victim and other persons using various social networks. With these actions, the secrecy of victims’ private lives was violated.

After the victims' report, the Special Investigation Service conducted the investigative and operational activities with full protection of their confidentiality in a short time.

The Special Investigation Service actively continues working to prevent the disclosure of personal secrets cases and raise awareness of juveniles.

The service has a hotline - 199, where victims/applicants can leave a message or apply to the offices of the Special Investigation Service.