Offenders who send "revenge porn" images to victims' family members could face up to two years in jail under new sentencing plans.

The guidelines are the first to give advice to courts under new laws covering the sharing of "private sexual images", which has only been an offence since April 2015. More than 200 prosecutions have since been brought.

Victims of revenge porn have explicit images or video, often taken consensually during a relationship with the offender, spread around the internet after the relationship breaks down.

They are often posted on dedicated sites along with abusive messages about the victim and sometimes the contact details of them or their family.

Previously offenders had to be prosecuted under copyright or harassment laws and victims often found it difficult to have images taken down. The new law was introduced after a campaign by victims and women's charities.