Introduction
Victims of nonconsensual online publication of sexually explicit material may be able to obtain a restraining order that prohibits the perpetrator from continuing to harass the victim online. In Georgia, a victim can petition for a protective order to either protect against (1) family violence or (2) civil stalking. A victim seeking a protective order for “family violence” must be trying to restrain family members, including past or present spouses or persons living in the same household. A victim seeking a civil stalking protection order need not have any relationship to the defendant.