First offense

Sex offenders’ register to include senders of indecent email

The sending of emails of a sexual nature could earn the sender a place on the sex offenders’ register under changes to existing legislation that came into force today.

An order has amended the Sexual Offences Act of 2003 to make it possible for offences which are not primarily sexual in nature to be punishable by a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO).

I wonder if this could be used to stop spam. So much uses naughty language. Maybe the Brits are on to something…although I doubt it.