Section 66A Sending etc photograph or film of genitalsF1
England and Wales
A person (A) who intentionally sends or gives a photograph or film of any person’s genitals to another person (B) commits an offence if—
A intends that B will see the genitals and be caused alarm, distress or humiliation, or
A sends or gives such a photograph or film for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification and is reckless as to whether B will be caused alarm, distress or humiliation.
References to sending or giving such a photograph or film to another person include, in particular—
sending it to another person by any means, electronically or otherwise,
showing it to another person, and
placing it for a particular person to find.
“Photograph” includes the negative as well as the positive version.
“Film” means a moving image.
References to a photograph or film also include—
an image, whether made or altered by computer graphics or in any other way, which appears to be a photograph or film,
a copy of a photograph, film or image within paragraph (a), and
data stored by any means which is capable of conversion into a photograph, film or image within paragraph (a).
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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S. 66A inserted (31.1.2024) by Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), ss. 187, 240(1); S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2