A sex offender is the first person in England and Wales to be convicted under a new cyber-flashing law. He has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/GvxNr
Damn. Five years seems a bit steep. Dude could have partaken in like two American insurrections and served the same time.
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