What UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 19 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Causing a Child to Watch a Sexual Act requires
Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A), for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, intentionally to cause another person (B) to watch a third person engaging in a sexual activity OR to look at an image of any person engaging in a sexual activity, where A is in a position of trust in relation to B and (where B is 13-17) A does not reasonably believe B is 18 or over. Penalty: on summary conviction, imprisonment up to general magistrates' court limit or fine or both; on indictment, imprisonment up to 5 years. Section 19 captures the use of pornography or live sexual conduct as a grooming or abuse mechanism in trust positions - a parallel framework to Section 12 (general non-trust-position context with up to 10 years on indictment).
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: Parliament of the United Kingdom · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/19
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- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) Section 19 (Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual act) subsection (1): 'A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if (a) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he intentionally causes another person (B) (i) to watch a third person engaging in an activity, or (ii) to look at an image of any person engaging in an activity, (b) the activity is sexual, (c) A is in a position of trust in relation to B, (d) where subsection (2) applies, A either knows or could reasonably be expected to know of the circumstances by virtue of which he is in a position of trust in relation to B, and (e) either (i) B is under 18 and A does not reasonably believe that B is 18 or over, or (ii) B is under 13.' (legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/19)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 19(2): subsection applies where A is in a position of trust by virtue of circumstances within Section 21(2)-(7).
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