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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Mischa Anouk Smith

The first person has been jailed in the UK for cyber flashing

Young girl victim of cyberbullying .

Nicholas Hawkes is the first person in the UK to be jailed under a new cyber flashing law as part of The Online Safety Act

Hawkes has been convicted of sending an indecent image via WhatsApp to two victims, one being a 15-year-old girl (reports show 80% of children aged 12-15 have had potentially harmful experiences online). He has been jailed for 15 months for the crime.

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