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Interesting Fact - British Law

Flashing only became a sexual offense in the UK in 2003.

(It was an "offense" before 2003, but only under two 19th Century laws - the Vagrancy Act 1824 and the Town and Police Clauses Act 1847, statistics were grouped alongside trade descriptions and public health offences.

Exposure was included in the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and now comes under "miscellaneous sex offenses" in Home Office statistics.)

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