Laurence Fox has denied sharing a compromising photo of TV star Narinder Kaur on social media.
The 46-year-old is alleged to have shared a compromising image in a tweet posted in April 2024 of Kaur, who appears regularly on Good Morning Britain and has previously appeared on GB News.
Fox, of Peldon in Essex, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, charged with two counts under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
He is accused in the first count of sharing a “photograph or film of the person in an intimate state intending to cause alarm, distress or humiliation”. The second alleges he sent a “photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm, distress or humiliation”.
Kaur has waived her right to anonymity.
Fox, who has recently attempted to enter the world of politics, spoke to confirm his identity and enter not guilty pleas to both charges.
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The police previously said Fox had been “charged with an offence contrary to section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003” which “relates to an image that was posted on a social media platform in April 2024”.
Section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act relates to “cyber flashing”.
The charge, introduced in 2023, makes it an offence to intentionally share a sexual image of someone without consent, with the aim of causing alarm, distress, humiliation or for sexual gratification.
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Upskirting, taking pictures of people under their clothes without their permission, became a specific criminal offence in 2019.
Fox elected for a jury trial at crown court and will appear at Woolwich Crown Court for a pre-trial hearing on 23 May.
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Hailing from the well-known Fox acting family dynasty, Fox is best known for his role in Inspector Morse spin-off, Lewis.
Fox was fired from a presenter role at GB News in October 2023 after the channel deemed comments he’s made about a female journalist “totally unacceptable”.
