In 2026, the Offender Database recorded that Ben Gunnery, then 46, a musician and repeat sex offender, was sentenced for a prolific campaign of cyberflashing. On Monday, 9 February 2026, Gunnery, of London, appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court, where he was handed a suspended prison sentence for sending over 200 unsolicited pornographic images and videos to women.
The investigation established that between June and November 2025, Gunnery targeted two women with a “sustained and deeply intrusive” pattern of digital abuse. In one instance, he sent 200 videos and images to a woman he did not know personally, continuing even after she explicitly told him the content was unwanted. On 15 November 2025, he sent another sexually explicit video to a second victim. The Metropolitan Police Service and the CPS acted swiftly, charging Gunnery with two counts of sending photographs of genitals to cause alarm, distress, and humiliation within hours of receiving the police file.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Gunnery was already a registered sex offender at the time of these offences, having been convicted of similar crimes in 2023 and July 2025. Bromley Magistrates’ Court heard that he was subject to notification requirements during this new period of offending, which he fundamentally breached. Adrita Ahmed, District Crown Prosecutor, noted that the defendant’s actions violated the victims’ sense of safety and were “not harmless.”
The judge noted that Gunnery’s history of repeated offending necessitated strict restrictions to prevent further harm. For his actions in London, the court determined that while the sentence would be suspended, it must be accompanied by intensive rehabilitation and a long-term Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The prosecution reported that the case was a clear example of the new VAWG Strategy in action, focusing on technological developments in how abusers target women and girls.
Sentence and Statutory Requirements
For his crimes in England, Ben Gunnery was handed:
- Custodial Sentence: 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements were extended for 10 years.
- SHPO: A five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
- Restraining Order: A two-year order protecting one of the victims.
- Rehabilitation: Mandatory drug and alcohol rehabilitation requirements.
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Bromley Magistrates’ Court following guilty pleas at his first hearing.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Gunnery is managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) by the Metropolitan Police Service and the Probation Service. Due to his “disgraceful” and repeated pattern of digital offending in London, his management is subject to oversight by the Public Protection Unit.
As a member of the Sex Offenders Register, Gunnery must comply with notification requirements regarding his residence in London for the next 10 years. Authorities state that his five-year SHPO will strictly govern his use of internet-enabled devices to prevent further cyberflashing and harassment. Any breach of his registration conditions, his SHPO, or the terms of his suspended sentence will result in immediate arrest and the activation of his 12-month prison term at Bromley Magistrates’ Court.
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