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  "title": "UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 12 - Causing a Child to Watch a Sexual Act",
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  "bluf": "A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 12 if, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he intentionally causes another person (B) to watch a third person engaging in an activity, or to look at an image of…",
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