188 Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film
Online Safety Act 2023 (2023 c 50) | Legislation

188  Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film

In the Sexual Offences Act 2003, after section 66A (inserted by section 187), insert—

“66B Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film

(1)     A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a)     A intentionally shares a photograph or film which shows, or appears to show, another person (B) in an intimate state,

(b)     B does not consent to the sharing of the photograph or film, and

(c)     A does not reasonably believe that B consents.

(2)     A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a)     A intentionally shares a photograph or film which shows, or appears to show, another person (B) in an intimate state,

(b)     A does so with the intention of causing B alarm, distress or humiliation, and

(c)     B does not consent to the sharing of the photograph or film.

(3)     A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a)     A intentionally shares a photograph or film which shows, or appears to show, another person (B) in an intimate state,

(b)     A does so for the purpose of A or another person obtaining sexual gratification,

(c)     B does not consent to the sharing of the photograph

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