MONTREAL - A Quebec law comes into effect Wednesday that will give people quick access to legal recourse if someone shares intimate images or video of them without their consent.

It is a crime in Canada to publish, text or share intimate images or video of someone without consent.

But for most victims this does not always mean unlawfully shared images will get removed quickly.

The new Quebec law allows victims to fill out a form online or at a courthouse and obtain an order from a judge requiring the images or footage to be removed.

Mathieu Lévesque, parliamentary assistant to Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, said in a statement Wednesday that sharing intimate images without consent is a "scourge," particularly among teens.

Under the new law, it could take several hours or up to

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