The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre says the Skype sex case shows that the law is not keeping pace with technology.

The centre says it is extremely disappointed with the punishment handed to the two men at the centre of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Skype sex scandal.

In 2011, Daniel McDonald secretly filmed himself having sex with a female cadet and broadcast it live using Skype to Dylan Deblaquiere in a nearby room at ADFA in Canberra.

Acting Justice John Nield described the actions of the 21-year-olds as well planned, deliberate and offensive.

He sentenced both men to 12-month good behaviour bonds on Wednesday.

But Canberra Rape Crisis Centre chief executive Chrystina Stanford says the punishment is lenient and may send a worrying message to other victims and their supporters.

“I think it is extremely disappointing and I think when we see a judgment like this, the concerns are the messages that it sends to the community,” she said.

“In this case we have one person who is the victim of a crime and a punishment that protects the rights and the future of the perpetrators. I think that is a significant issue.”

Ms Stanford says law reform is not keeping pace with crimes using technology.

“I think it highlights where law reform needs to be directed in terms of trying to have law now match the type of electronic crimes that we are seeing,” she said.