Laurence Fox is has arrived at Woolwich Crown Court today after he was charged over sharing a compromising photo of broadcaster Narinder Kaur on social media.
Fox, 47, is due in court today after he was charged under section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. He was charged with two counts under the act. In April, Fox, of Peldon in Essex, previously pleaded not guilty to the offences.
He is accused of sharing a “photograph or film of person in intimate state intending to cause alarm, distress or humiliation”, in the first count, while the second alleges he sent a “photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm, distress or humiliation”. Fox was charged in March over the sexual offence, which is alleged to have taken place in April 2024. The charges came after an 11 month probe into the social media site, X.
The police previously said Fox had been “charged with an offence contrary to section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003” which “relates to an image that was posted on a social media platform in April 2024”. Section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act relates to “cyber flashing”.
The charge, introduced in 2023, makes it an offence to intentionally share a sexual image of someone without consent, with the aim of causing alarm, distress, humiliation or for sexual gratification.
Upskirting, taking pictures of people under their clothes without their permission, became a specific criminal offence in 2019. Offenders can face up to two years in jail and be placed on the sex offenders’ register.
As Fox’s charges were announced in March, A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “A man has been charged with a sexual offence following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
“Laurence Fox, 46, of Peldon, Essex, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 24 charged with an offence contrary to section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Narinder Kaur arrives at court
Broadcaster Narinder Kaur, who has appeared on shows such as Vanessa and Good Morning Britain, was photographed arriving at court this morning.
Sporting a beige dress and a matching Burberry print handbag, she walked towards Woolwhich Crown Court.
Laurence Fox’s strong message
Laurence was photographed arriving in court sporting a cap with the term ‘two-tier’ emblazoned on.
The term ‘two-tier policing’ is used to infer that police are more harsh or heavy handed with those politically aligned to the right than the left.
Laurence Fox arrives at court
Laurence Fox arrived in court today ahead of the trial preparation hearing. Walking hand in hand with his partner Elizabeth Baker, Fox wore a white shirt, a black pinstriped blazer, blue jeans, brown boots, and a blak cap with the words ‘two-tier’ emblazoned on.
Laurence Fox plea
In April this year, Laurence pleaded not guilty to sexual offence charges over the publication of an upskirt photo of TV star Narinder Kaur.
Laurence Fox charges
Earlier this year, Fox was charged with two counts under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 after an 11 month long investigation. He was charged under section 66A and 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Upskirting, taking pictures of people under their clothes without their permission, became a specific criminal offence in 2019. Offenders can face up to two years in jail and be placed on the sex offenders register.
Section 66A was introduced via the Online Safety Act 2023 to address the growing problem of cyberflashing. The law criminalises the act of intentionally sending or sharing a sexual image of genitals without the recipient’s consent and with the intention to cause alarm, distress, humiliation, or for sexual gratification.
Source: Mirror
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