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R v. Hamilton – WLR Daily

R v. Hamilton [2007] EWCA Crim 2062 “The ‘two person rule’ applicable to the offence of outraging public decency contrary to common law was capable of being satisfied if there were two or more persons...

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CCTV breast flashing case dropped – BBC News

“Two young women who flashed their breasts in front of a CCTV camera have had a court case against them dropped.” Full story BBC News, 24th August 2007 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Regina v Hamilton – Times Law Reports

Elements of outraging public decency Regina v Hamilton Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “The two-person rule applicable to the common-law offence of outraging public decency was capable of being...

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Appeal bid by urinating attacker – BBC News

“A former soldier who urinated on a disabled woman as she lay dying on her doorstep is planning an appeal against his three-year prison sentence.” Full story  BBC News, 3rd December 2007 Source:...

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Action over ‘indecent’ Jesus art – BBC News

“A Christian group is taking an art centre to court, claiming it displayed an indecent statue of Jesus Christ.” Full story BBC News, 2nd September 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Is sex on the beach legal? – BBC News Magazine

“Two Britons have appeared in court in Dubai after allegedly having sex on a beach in the Muslim emirate. What would happen if a couple got frisky on a beach in the UK?” Full story BBC News Magazine,...

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Father revealed his lingerie to train drivers – Daily Telegraph

“A married father-of-three wore a curly blonde wig and revealed skimpy lingerie to passing train drivers at the side of the tracks, a court was told.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2008...

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‘Indecent’ Jesus action stopped – BBC News

“An art gallery will not face any legal action over claims it displayed an indecent statue of Jesus Christ.” Full story  BBC News, 10th November 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Couple celebrated lottery win with town centre sex – Daily Telegraph

“A drunken couple who celebrated winning £100 on the National Lottery with a display of exhibitionism in a town centre have walked free from court.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2009 Source:...

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Camera ban for supermarket voyeur – BBC News

“A voyeur who filmed underneath women’s skirts in a supermarket has been ordered not to use a camera in public for two years at Preston Crown Court.” Full story BBC News, 11th November 2009 Source:...

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Urinating student avoids prison – BBC News

“A student who admitted outraging public decency after he was pictured urinating over a Sheffield war memorial has been told to do community service.” Full story BBC News, 26th November 2009 Source:...

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Leeds man spared jail after drunkenly urinating beside war memorial – The...

“A man who urinated beside a war memorial only weeks after a student prompted a national furore by doing the same thing was ordered to work 160 hours of unpaid community service.” Full story The...

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Woman who urinated on war memorial flees court – The Guardian

“A woman has fled court before being sentenced for urinating and committing a sex act on a war memorial – the fourth case of its kind in Britain within a year.” Full story The Guardian, 20th August...

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Woman escapes jail for urinating on memorial – The Independent

“A woman branded ‘Britain’s most disgusting person’ by veterans after she was convicted of urinating on a war memorial was given a suspended sentence today.” Full story The Independent, 25th August...

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Is urinating in public ever acceptable? – BBC News

“A court ruling has cast doubt on whether urinating in public is a nuisance – as long as no-one sees. So is it really ever acceptable?” Full story BBC News, 15th May 2012 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Man jailed for urinating on Gloucestershire war memorial – The Independent

“A man who urinated on a plaque in a war memorial in South Gloucestershire and scratched the word “prick” into the pavement has been jailed for 11 weeks.” Full story The Independent, 6th July 2012...

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Couple jailed after letting 40 teens film them having sex in public – Daily...

“A drunken couple have been jailed after ‘playing to an audience’ by allowing a crowd of up to 40 teenagers to film them having sex in public.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2013 Source:...

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Man who stripped naked and stuck a fire extinguisher hose up his bottom in a...

‘A man who appeared from the storage cupboard of a hotel naked with a fire extinguisher hose up his bottom, has walked free from court.’ Full story The Independent, 3rd December 2013 Source:...

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Drunk man smeared blood on victims in Grantham park – BBC News

‘A man who drunkenly exposed himself in a park, smeared his own blood on two men and threw bottles at people has been jailed for eight months.’ Full story BBC News, 26th September 2014 Source:...

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Codifying public nuisance and outraging public decency – Law Commission

‘In our latest report, we recommend reforms to the common law offences of public nuisance and outraging public decency.’ Full press release Law Commission, 24th June 2015 Source:...

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