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Possession of pornographic images of rape and assault by penetrationN.I.

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50—(1) The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 63(6) (possession of extreme pornographic images) after “subsection (7)” insert “ or (7A) ”.

(3) In section 66 (defence: participation in consensual acts)—

(a)in subsection (1)(b) for the words from “within” to the end substitute “ within subsection (7)(a) to (c) or (7A) of that section (but does not portray an act within subsection (7)(d) of that section). ”;

(b)in subsection (2) after paragraph (c) insert

; and

(d)if the image portrays an act within section 63(7A), that what is portrayed as non-consensual penetration was in fact consensual..

(4) In section 67 (penalties for possession of extreme pornographic images) in subsection (5)(b) at the end add “ or (7A)(a) or (b). ”.

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