Convicted voyeur denies breaching child contact order

Get Surrey report that a convicted voyeur pleaded not guilty to breach his Sexual Offences Prevention Order.

Sections 66 to 71 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 cover a range of sexual offences including voyeurism.

Section 67(1) says that:-

“A person commits an offence if—

(a) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he observes another person doing a private act, and

(b) he knows that the other person does not consent to being observed for his sexual gratification.”

 The 2003 Act also deals with notification and registration requirements for sex offenders. Section 80 to 92 re-enact with amendments, Part 1 of the Sex Offenders Act 1997, which established a requirement on sex offenders to notify certain personal details to the police. Sections 80 to 81 set out the persons who are required to comply, and Schedule 3 of the Act sets out a list of offences under previous and present legislation where an offender will be required to notify.