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The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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[F1Communicating with a person with a view to grooming a particular childN.I.

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22B.(1) A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if—

(a)A communicates with another person (B),

(b)at the time of the communication, A intentionally presents himself or herself to B, to a group of persons that includes B or to the public at large as being under 18,

(c)A’s intention in communicating with B is to establish or participate in an exchange of communications with a particular person whom A has in mind (C) with a view to subsequently committing a relevant offence against C, and

(d)C is under 16 and A does not reasonably believe that C is 16 or over.

(2) B and C may be the same person.

(3) If—

(a)A communicates with a group of persons, and

(b)the group contains a person to whom A intentionally presents himself or herself as being under 18,

A is to be regarded as communicating with that person.]

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