New Northern Ireland up-skirting and cyber-flashing laws ‘close legal loophole’

PSNI Detective Superintendent Lindsay Fisher has welcomed new sexual offences laws introduced in Northern Ireland (Liam McBurney/PA)

New sexual offences which allow police to charge people with up-skirting, down-blousing and cyber-flashing have closed legal loopholes in Northern Ireland, a senior police officer has said.

PSNI Detective Superintendent Lindsay Fisher also said the new laws will better protect children from those who seek to abuse their position of trust to exploit or abuse them online.