Laurence Fox has pleaded not guilty to charges of sharing an upskirt photo of broadcaster Narinder Kaur. The 46-year-old actor-turned-politician appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday, where he denied two counts under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
The charges relate to a tweet posted in April 2024 that allegedly showed Kaur, 52, in an intimate state. Fox is accused of sharing a photograph of a person in an intimate state intending to cause alarm, distress or humiliation, and of sending a photograph of genitals to cause alarm, distress or humiliation.
Prosecutor David Burns told the court that the post showed a picture of the complainant in an intimate state, showing parts of her genitals. Fox, wearing grey jeans and a light blue shirt, confirmed his identity and entered not guilty pleas. His fiancée Liz Barker watched from the public gallery.
Fox was charged last month following an 11-month investigation into two posts on social media site X. The charges fall under Section 66A of the Sexual Offences Act, which criminalises cyber flashing and sharing intimate images without consent. Fox elected for a jury trial at crown court, with a pre-trial hearing set for May 23 at Woolwich Crown Court.
Kaur, who appears regularly on Good Morning Britain and GB News, described the image as 'unimaginably mortifying'. Fox previously apologised online but claimed it was 'not his fault' that the image was taken over 15 years ago. He has criticised the police investigation, calling it a 'two-tier justice system'.
