ABSTRACT
This chapter explores some of the key debates surrounding sexualised content and focuses on three issues namely Obscene publications, Extreme pornography, and Revenge porn. Obscene Publications Act 1959 creates two offences, where the first is publishing an article for gain or not, and the second offence is having an obscene article for publication for gain. There are three elements to the offence: Obscene, Article, Publishes or has in possession with a view to publish. There is a defence to publishing an obscene publication that being that publication of the article in question is justified as being for the public good on the ground that it is in the interests of science, literature, art or learning, or of other objects of general concern. Certainly it has been held that where an image has been deleted then it is no longer in the person's possession and could cause problems for prosecuting offenders if it cannot be proven, prior to deletion.
