http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/66ASexual Offences Act 2003An Act to make new provision about sexual offences, their prevention and the protection of children from harm from other sexual acts, and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-06Expert Participation2026-02-06 Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 103C(4B)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(7)(b)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 103E(5C)(5D)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(8)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 103F(3B)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(9)(a)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 103FA 103FBPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(10)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 122A(8A)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(11)(a)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 122A(9B)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(11)(b)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 122D(4C)(4D)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(12)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 122E(3B)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(13)(a)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 122EA 122EBPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(14)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 136ZA(3)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(15)s. 208(1)Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 60B(5)(i)Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015Sch. 1 para. 123(1) Sch. 9 Pt. 1Sch. 8 para. 1s. 106(2)art. 2(k)(l)art. 3Sexual Offences Act 2003s. 108(9)Armed Forces Act 2011s. 17(2)s. 32(3) Part 166A1A person (A) who intentionally sends or gives a photograph or film of any person’s genitals to another person (B) commits an offence if—aA intends that B will see the genitals and be caused alarm, distress or humiliation, orbA sends or gives such a photograph or film for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification and is reckless as to whether B will be caused alarm, distress or humiliation.2References to sending or giving such a photograph or film to another person include, in particular—asending it to another person by any means, electronically or otherwise,bshowing it to another person, andcplacing it for a particular person to find.3“Photograph” includes the negative as well as the positive version.4“Film” means a moving image.5References to a photograph or film also include—aan image, whether made or altered by computer graphics or in any other way, which appears to be a photograph or film,ba copy of a photograph, film or image within paragraph (a), andcdata stored by any means which is capable of conversion into a photograph, film or image within paragraph (a).6A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—aon summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);bon conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.S. 66A inserted (31.1.2024) by Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), ss. 187, 240(1); S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2