Moved by
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
162: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—
“Threats to disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress
(1) Section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) It is an offence for a person to threaten to disclose a private sexual photograph or film if the threat is made—
(a) without the consent to the threatened disclosure of an individual who appears, or is stated to appear, in the photograph or film, and
(b) with the intention of causing that individual distress.”
(3) In subsection (2), for “subsection (1)(a) and (b)” substitute “subsections (1)(a) and (b) and (1A)(a) and (b)”.
(4) In subsection (3), after “disclosure” insert “or threat to disclose”.
(5) In subsection (4)(a), after “disclosure” insert “or threat to disclose”.
(6) In subsection (5), for “this section” substitute “subsection (1)”.
(7) In subsection (8)—
(a) after “disclosed” insert “or threatened to disclose”;
(b) after “disclosure” insert “or threat to disclose”.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This Clause will make the threat to disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress a criminal offence.