Vienna Court sets signs against digital harassment: 4000 euros for victims!

Vienna Court sets signs against digital harassment: 4000 euros for victims!

A brave Viennese activist, Fredi Ferkova, is decisive against unwanted sexual harassment in digital space. After several days of harassment by an unknown person who sent her intimate pictures and videos on Instagram, the 33-year-old dared to take the legal consequences. On March 10, 2025, the District Court of Favorites made it clear: The harassment is asked to pay more than 4,000 euros, including 1,000 euros in damages, as reported.

ferkova, which is active in the fitness scene and saw the threat of rape in these pictures, could not be deterred. She commissioned detectives who managed to identify the perpetrator. The man, who did not even appear to be a negotiation, caused a default judgment against him. "No woman has to put up with sexual harassment," emphasized her lawyer, Philipp Springer, and thus appealed to the general problem that runs through society. In many countries, such as Germany, "Dick-Pics" are already punishable-in Austria, on the other hand, the regulation has so far been exposed, one aspect that Minister of Women Eva-Maria Holzleitner has clarified in view of the International Women's Day. Legal protection against digital violence is overdue and is regarded as a necessary step, as also the