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Distributing, publishing or threatening to distribute or publish intimate image without consent with intent to cause harm or being reckless as to whether harm is caused
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2. (1) A person who distributes, publishes or threatens to distribute or publish an intimate image of another person—
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(a) without that other person’s consent, and
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(b) with intent to cause harm to, or being reckless as to whether or not harm is caused to, the other person,
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is guilty of an offence.
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person causes harm to another person where—
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(a) he or she, by his or her acts, intentionally or recklessly seriously interferes with the other person’s peace and privacy or causes alarm or distress to the other person, and
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(b) his or her acts are such that a reasonable person would realise that the acts would seriously interfere with the other person’s peace and privacy or cause alarm or distress to the other person.
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(3) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
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(a) on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or both.
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