(a) A person is not liable under this article if the person proves the disclosure of, or threat to disclose, an intimate image was:(1) Made in good faith:(A) To law enforcement;(B) For a legal proceeding; or(C) For medical education or treatment.(2) Made in good faith in the reporting or investigation of:(A) Unlawful conduct; or(B) Unsolicited and unwelcome conduct. (3) Related to a matter of public concern or public interest; or(4) Reasonably intended to assist the depicted individual.(b) Subject to this section, a defendant who is a parent, legal guardian, or individual with legal custody of a child is not liable under this article for a disclosure or threatened disclosure of an intimate image, as defined in this article, of the child.(c) If a defendant asserts an exception to liability under 55-20-4(b) of this code, the exception does not apply if the plaintiff proves the disclosure was:(1) Prohibited by law other than this article; or(2) Made for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain.(d) Disclosure of, or threat to disclose, an intimate image is not a matter of public concern or public interest solely sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain.(d) Disclosure of, or threat to disclose, an intimate image is not a matter of public concern or public interest solely because the depicted individual is a public figure.
West Virginia Legal Code