Coleman v. State

By the Court, PICKERING, J.:

NRS 200.604 prohibits a person from knowingly and intentionally capturing an image of another person's private area without her consent, under circumstances in which she has a reasonable expectation of privacy. The question presented is whether the statute prohibits a person from copying, without permission, a consensually recorded video depicting sexual acts. We hold that such copying does not violate NRS 200.604 and therefore reverse.

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Coleman was arrested and charged with several crimes involving two alleged victims. After a five-day trial, the jury acquitted…