Section 48 Sexual Offences Act 2003

Section 48 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is about Causing or inciting sexual exploitation of a child. It provides as follows:

(1)A person (A) commits an offence if—

(a)he intentionally causes or incites another person (B) to be sexually exploited] in any part of the world, and

(b)either—

(i)B is under 18, and A does not reasonably believe that B is 18 or over, or

(ii)B is under 13.

(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.

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