It is not necessary to establish that a person inciting another to commit an offence, and the person incited should have the same intention or mens rea. A person calling a police officer and inciting him to send indecent images of children committed the offence of inciting the supply despite the absence at any time of an intention in the person called to comply.
Citations:
Times 10-Dec-1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.79982