Cyberflashing should be new criminal offence, review suggests

Law Commission warns of ‘untold’ harm through online abuse such as unsolicited obscene images
Existing British laws do not always tackle harmful online behaviour yet can also interfere with freedom of expression, says Law Commission. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Existing British laws do not always tackle harmful online behaviour yet can also interfere with freedom of expression, says Law Commission. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Wed 21 Jul 2021 01.01 EDT
Last modified on Wed 21 Jul 2021 01.02 EDT
Unsolicited sending of obscene images should be made illegal through the creation of a new offence of cyberflashing, a UK government-commissioned review recommended.
The Law Commission said that while the Sexual Offences Act criminalised exposure of genitals it was not sufficiently clear whether that covered images or video recordings.

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