Man who sent nude picture to teenage girl is jailed under new cyber-flashing laws
by Holly Evans
Mar 19, 2024
3 minutes
A convicted sex offender has become the first to be jailed for cyber-flashing crimes under new laws, after he sent non-consensual images of his genitals to two victims.
Nicholas Hawkes, 39, was arrested after Essex Police received a report that a 15-year-old girl and a woman had been sent explicit images of his erect penis over WhatsApp.
Following an investigation, he was charged and later pleaded guilty to two counts of sending a photograph
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