England's first convicted cyber-flasher, Nicholas Hawkes, 39, has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for violating the Online Safety Act. This landmark case marks the first conviction in England and Wales under the new legislation.
Hawkes, a registered sex offender, admitted to sending unsolicited photos of his genitals to a girl and a woman with the intent to cause alarm, distress, or humiliation. The woman who received the explicit images in February promptly took screenshots and reported the incident to the authorities.
