England’s first convicted ‘cyber-flasher’ sentenced to five years

England’s first convicted cyber-flasher was sentenced Tuesday to five 1/2 years in jail.

Nicholas Hawkes, 39, a convicted intercourse offender who despatched unsolicited photographs of his genitals to a woman and a girl, was the first particular person in England and Wales convicted of violating the On-line Security Act.

Hawkes admitted at an earlier listening to that in February he despatched {a photograph} or movie of genitals with intent to trigger alarm, misery, or humiliation.

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The lady who acquired the photographs in February took screenshots and reported him to police.

Convicted intercourse offender Nicholas Hawkes was the primary particular person in England and Wales convicted of violating the On-line Security Act. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

Hawkes was on the intercourse offenders register after being convicted final yr of publicity and sexual exercise with a baby underneath 16. He pleaded responsible Tuesday to breaching each a group order and suspended sentence he had acquired for the sooner offense.

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The cyber-flashing regulation that went into impact Jan. 31 makes it an offense to ship unsolicited sexual pictures by social media, courting apps, or applied sciences corresponding to Bluetooth or Airdrop.