After their private nude photos were stolen and published online in September, some chastised Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities for taking the photos in the first place. Others said the blame was misplaced, and considered publication of the photos a sex crime.
After nude photos of a Ugandan singer were published online and in newspapers – allegedly spread by a spurned ex-boyfriend who wanted to teach her a lesson – the Ugandan ethics minister called for her arrest. Singer Desire Luzinda, he said, should be prosecuted under a new anti-pornography law that punishes “indecent” behavior.
“I have directed the police to arrest her, but first they should investigate her,” ethics minister Simon Lokodo told the Monitor last week. “She should be locked up and isolated,” he added.
On Monday, Patricia Okiria, an ethics ministry official, told the Ugandan newspaper New Vision Luzinda might not be charged with a crime. “She will only be contacted to help in the investigations on this case. She will help us in establishing the motive of releasing the pornographic content,” Okiria said.
“Her answers will help us substantiate her role in this saga. We need to know whether she consented before these photos were taken,” he added.
Luzinda, 26, remains in hiding.
She addressed the controversy on her Facebook page: “These were photos taken in privacy with someone I loved. In our private moments, we all have our ‘moments of madness’. The bottom line is that I trusted this person and never hoped that something done in private would find its way to the public domain irrespective of our differences.” She added:
“These images in no way should define who I am” — but then apologized for taking “such shameful pics” and took full responsibility for the incident.
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