NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.65
DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE IMAGES BY OFFENDER UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MISDEMEANOR.
NOTE WELL: This instruction should be used for
offenses committed by a person who is under the age
of 18 at the time of the offense. This instruction should
be used for offenses occurring before Dec. 1, 2017. For
offenses occurring on or after Dec 1, 2017 use N.C.P.I.-
Crim. 235.65A.
The defendant has been charged with the disclosure of private
images.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove six things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant on (name date) knowingly disclosed an
image1 of another person with the intent2 to [coerce] [harass]
[intimidate] [demean] [humiliate] [cause financial loss to] the depicted
person.
Second, that defendant was under the age of 18 at the time of the
offense.
Third, that the depicted person was identifiable from the [disclosed
image] [information offered in connection with the image].
Fourth, that the [depicted person’s intimate parts3 were exposed]
[depicted person was engaged in sexual conduct4] in the disclosed image.
Fifth, that the defendant disclosed the image without the
affirmative consent of the depicted person.
And Sixth, that the defendant disclosed the image under
circumstances such that the defendant [knew] [should have known] that
the depicted person had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant knowingly disclosed an image of
another person with the intent to [coerce] [harass] [intimidate] [demean]
[humiliate] [cause financial loss to] the depicted person, that that the
defendant was under the age of 18 at the time of the offense, that the
depicted person was identifiable from the [disclosed image] [information
offered in connection with the image], the [depicted person’s intimate
parts were exposed] [depicted person was engaged in sexual conduct] in
the disclosed image, that the defendant disclosed the image without the
affirmative consent of the depicted person, and that the defendant
disclosed the image under circumstances such that the defendant [knew]
[should have known] that the depicted person had a reasonable
expectation of privacy, then it would be your duty to return a verdict of
guilty. If you do not so find or have a reasonable doubt as to one or more
of these things, it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.65 (Replacement June 2018). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.5A(b), (c)(2). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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