Laurence Fox charged with sex offence for ‘sharing upskirting photo of TV star’
Fox is accused of posting the image of Narinder Kaur on his X account.
Laurence Fox has been charged with a sexual offence after allegedly sharing a compromising photo of TV star Narinder Kaur on social media.
In a tweet posted in April 2024, the 46-year-old is said to have shared a compromising image of the broadcaster who appears regularly on Good Morning Britain and has previously appeared on GB News.
Posting on X at the time, Kaur, 52, said the image was “unimaginably mortifying”.
Fox addressed the situation in an extended post the following day, in which he said he “would like to apologise” to Kaur and then went on to say, “it’s not my fault” Kaur was pictured in the compromising image more than 15 years ago.
Police have charged Fox after an 11- month investigation. He is due to appear at court next month.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “A man has been charged with a sexual offence following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
“Laurence Fox, 46, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 24 charged with an offence contrary to section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
“The charge 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 was introduced in 2023, and 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.
Upskirting, taking pictures of people under their clothes without their permission, became a specific criminal offence in 2019. Offenders can face up to two years in jail and be placed on the sex offenders register.
Fox, of Peldon, Essex, was fired from GB News in October 2023 after an on-air rant about journalist Ava Evans.
