“It’s like being assaulted every day"
Laurence Fox has been charged with a sexual offence after sharing an upskirt image of Narinder Kaur. The invasive photograph was taken without her consent more than 15 years ago.
The image was originally captured in 2009 as the broadcaster exited a taxi. It was taken from a low angle and showed her genital area.
Narinder was unaware of the photograph at the time.
Laurence Fox is accused of posting the degrading image on his X account in April 2024.
He has been charged under Section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The law criminalises sharing a sexual image without consent and with the intent to cause alarm, distress, humiliation, or for sexual gratification.
The actor and failed political candidate is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 24, 2025. He is expected to enter a plea.
If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison and could be placed on the Sex Offenders Register.
Narinder Kaur, a panellist on Jeremy Vine and a prominent broadcaster, reported the image when it was shared online.
Her complaint triggered an 11-month investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
Speaking previously about the impact of the incident, the married mother of two, said she felt “violated, humiliated and degraded”.
In a Times article, she wrote:
“It’s like being assaulted every day, every time I tweet or go online, being called names again and again to the point where I come off social media altogether.
“He said the image was circulated in a WhatsApp group he was part of and that’s how he came by it. That made me feel sick.
“Every day I wake up and go to sleep horrified.”
“It’s all because Laurence Fox and his gang of Merry Men decided I needed to be put in my place. I want it to go away, to disappear.”
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said:
“A man has been charged with a sexual offence following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
Laurence Fox, 46, of Church Road, Peldon, Essex, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 24 April 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.”
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