Taking upskirt photos is now a criminal offense in England and Wales. Offenders could go to prison for two years:
London Upskirting is now a criminal offense in England and Wales, after a campaign by a woman who was targeted by an offender at a music festival.
The offense -- which involves taking a photo under an individual's clothing with the intention of viewing their underwear, genitals or buttocks without their knowledge -- will be punishable by up to two years' imprisonment, with the most serious offenders being placed on the sex offenders' registers, Britain's Ministry of Justice said Friday. "We have always been clear -- there are no excuses for this behavior and offenders should feel the full force of the law.
— Wera Hobhouse MP April 12, 2019 Hobhouse, the MP who proposed the original legislation, wrote on Twitter that the implementation of this law represents"one step towards enshrining women's autonomy over their own bodies in to law. Positive change in politics." Even before the creation of the new law, upskirting didn't always go unpunished, with some successful prosecutions under the Outraging Public Decency law. However, that law did not cover every instance of upskirting.
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