A sex offender is the first person in England and Wales to be convicted under a new cyber-flashing law. He has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/GvxNr
A sex offender is the first person in England and Wales to be convicted under a new cyber-flashing law. He has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/GvxNr
9 Comments
weariedfae@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 2y
Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait hold on a minute, back up.
They made unsolicited dick pics a crime?
That's one of the best things I've ever heard.
Retrograde@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
Dude right? I think it's brilliant. Fuckin creepers need to learn a lesson
echodot@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 2y
I think the age of the teenager may have played a pivot of role in the decision, so I wouldn't necessarily say this is going to happen to everyone who sends them.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 2y
Damn. Five years seems a bit steep. Dude could have partaken in like two American insurrections and served the same time.
Zitronensaft@feddit.de · 11 pts · 2y
He already had a past history as a sex offender and one of the victims in this case was a child.
Retrograde@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
This should be a law in every country
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
It feels like something that should fall under existing sexual harassment laws at least, but probably doesn't because of specific wording that requires a physical act, removing photo/video as qualifying.
JoBo@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 2y
Unfortunately, I don't think many jurisdictions take flashing seriously whatever the medium. It's known to be an early warning sign of much more serious sexual offending but police treat it as a bit of a laugh, boys will be boys, nothing to see here.
Dismissing indecent exposure as ‘flashing’ led to the murder of Sarah Everard
maynarkh@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 2y
So the raison d'etre of goatse is no more I see.
That said, this is way past due.