Criminal Justice Bill

[1st Allocated Day]

New Clause 86

Creating purported sexual image of adult

‘(1) In the Sexual Offences Act 2003, after section 66AC (inserted by Schedule 2 to

this Act) insert—

“66AD Creating purported sexual image of adult

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

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

(c) B does not consent to the creation of the purported sexual image.

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

(a) A intentionally creates a purported sexual image of another person (B),

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

(c) B does not consent to the creation of the purported sexual image, and

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

(3) “Purported sexual image” of a person means an image which—

(a) appears to be or include a photograph or film of the person (but is not, or is not only, a photograph or film of the person),

(b) appears to be of an adult, and

(c) appears to show—