Part 1Rape etc.

Sexual assault and other sexual offences

5Coercing a person into being present during a sexual activity

(1)

If a person (“A”)—

(a)

without another person (“B”) consenting, and

(b)

without any reasonable belief that B consents,

either intentionally engages in a sexual activity and for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) does so in the presence of B or intentionally and for a purpose mentioned in that subsection causes B to be present while a third person engages in such an activity, then A commits an offence, to be known as the offence of coercing a person into being present during a sexual activity.

(2)

The purposes are—

(a)

obtaining sexual gratification,

(b)

humiliating, distressing or alarming B.

(3)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the reference in that subsection—

(a)

to A engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of B, includes a reference to A engaging in it in a place in which A can be observed by B other than by B looking at an image, and

(b)

to B being present while a third person engages in such an activity, includes a reference to B being in a place from which the third person can be so observed by B.