An offence of cyber flashing is committed when unsolicited explicit images or videos of any person’s genitals are sent to a person who did not consent to receiving the image or video.
The offence of cyber flashing specifically refers to genitalia, albeit the image does not necessarily need to be the genitalia of the person sending the unsolicited image. Cyber-flashing does not apply to any other part of the body other than genitalia.
Cyber-flashing was enacted due to the rise of unsolicited ‘Dick Pics’ being sent via social media apps, WhatsApp, text message or sent via AirDrop or Bluetooth to another persons mobile telephone. Cyber flashing as a criminal offence is the digital version of the offence of indecent exposure of a person’s genitals in a public place.
The offence of cyber flashing was deemed a priority criminal offence by the UK government in September 2025 and you can expect the police to take offences seriously with an arrest or interview under caution the normal course of events.
Instructing an expert cyber flashing Solicitor may avoid an arrest for cyber flashing if Wilkstone Law are contacted immediately when allegations of cyber flashing are made, we can attempt to negotiate a voluntary attendance at the police station.
Wilkstone Law have expert cyber flashing solicitors experienced in defending clients who have been falsely accused of cyber flashing. If you have been accused of cyber flashing by the police or any other person or entity, you should contact an expert solicitor without delay who will advise you on next steps and how to build your defence or mitigation to an allegation of cyber-flashing.
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Allegations of cyber flashing can arise from false allegations made at School, colleges of further education, university and at the workplace. The earlier you take expert advice from an expert cyber flashing Solicitor, the better your chance of successfully defending the cyber flashing allegations made against you or a family member.
Cyber-flashing has been created via the Online safety Act 2023 with the new offence being prosecuted under section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The maximum Prison sentence for an offence of cyber flashing is two years imprisonment. Upon conviction for offence of cyber flashing it may be possible to argue that the registration requirements under the sex offenders register should not apply depending upon the sentence imposed by the court. The offence can be dealt with in either a Magistrates Court or a Crown Court.
Avoiding a non-custodial sentence and receiving a community order of less than 12 months will avoid notification requirements as a sex offender. Where appropriate, an expert cyber flashing Solicitor will therefore mitigate on the basis that this type of non-custodial sentence should be imposed by the Court which would not trigger the requirement to register as a sex offender. Wilkstone Law’s specialist cyber flashing solicitors can build a package of mitigation to place before a court to help you avoid notification requirements as a sex offender for an offence of cyber flashing.
Our specialist cyber flashing solicitors will agree fixed legal fees to advise and represent you if you have been accused of cyber flashing. We can represent you at the police station if you are interviewed under a caution, defend you at both the magistrates court and the Crown Court, if you are charged with an offence of cyber flashing.
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