as research shows 75% of girls aged 12-18 have been sent unsolicited nude images. (UK)

Cyber-flashers will face up to two years behind bars in a new Government crackdown.

Ministers confirmed last night that sending unsolicited sexual images to people via social media or dating apps will become a criminal offence. The measure will be added to existing plans to beef up online protections.The move comes after research found that three-quarters of girls aged 12 to 18 had been sent unsolicited nude images of boys or men. A Law Commission review, Modernising Communications Offences, recommended that a new offence be created.