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Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009

Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009

2009 asp 9

Commentary on Sections

Part 4 – Children

Young Children

Section 23 – Causing a young child to look at a sexual image

64.Section 23 creates the offence of “causing a young child to look at a sexual image”. Subsection (1) provides that the offence is committed if a person intentionally causes a young child to look at a sexual image.

65.Subsection (2) provides that an offence is committed only if the perpetrator acts for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification or to humiliate, distress or alarm the young child.

66.Subsection (3) provides a definition of a “sexual image”. It is the same as that used in the offence at section 6 (see paragraph 22).

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