Remember some people do not respect the boundaries of others, and many people are put in the position of experiencing unwanted sexual advances. If consent is not given, then anyone subjecting another person to any form of indecent activity, whether physical or non-physical, is committing a crime.
There are a number of non-physical sexual offences which can occur, including:
Indecent or Obscene Publications
It is an offence to take, permit to be taken or make an indecent photograph. It therefore an offence to download pornographic images from the internet. The likelihood of a charge being brought depends on exactly what the content is and often the age of people it is being shown to.
In public
There are a number of sexually-related public order charges, including lewd and libidinous behaviour (flashing) and indecent behaviour.
Basically there will be a chance of prosecution whenever someone does something of a sexual nature where a member of the public is likely to be offended, including having sex in public places.
Serious offences, even if no contact is made with the victim, can result in the person committing the offence being put on the sex offenders' register.
Less serious cases tend to be specific to each individual set of circumstances, and there may be some difference of opinion about what is acceptable behaviour and what is not.
