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Why upskirting and flashing are not yellow card offences but red flags to rape and even murder

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Chris Summers
Mar 04, 2025
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On Friday (28 February) Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss, 21, was jailed for life for the murder of Claire Knights as she walked her dog on a beach in Kent.

Van-Pooss (pictured below) also pleaded guilty to upskirting, which became a criminal offence in 2019 after a campaign by a woman called Gina Martin.

In today’s Substack I look at three offenders who committed serious crimes, including rape and murder, after first coming to the police’s attention for upskirting or “flashing”.

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