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165 English Homosexual Cases - No 5

 

Charge:

Gross Indecency or Buggery

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2012

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

England

City of Crime:

Result:

Exonerated Extrajudicially (By duly empowered authority)

Summary of Case:

"165 men in England and Wales from Oct. 15, 2012 to January 1, 2018 had their historical convictions "disregarded" that were related to homosexual activity no longer considered criminal under the Sexual Offences Act 2003."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"The British Home Office granted the man's application for his historical conviction to be "disregarded" that was related to homosexual activity no longer considered criminal under the Sexual Offences Act 2003."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"Statistics on disregards and pardons for historical gay sexual convictions, Home Office, gov.uk, January 2, 2018"

Information Location 1:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistics-on-the-disregard-and-pardon-for-historical-gay-sexual-convictions/statistics-on-disregards-and-pardons-for-historical-gay-sexual-convictions

Information Source 2:

"Disregarding Certain Criminal Convictions for decriminalised sexual offences - Chapter 4 Part 5 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, Home Office, gov.uk (last accessed 1-10-2018)"

Information Location 2:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/118140/guidance-application.pdf

Information Source 3:

"165 Men Cleared Of Historical Homosexual Convictions in England and Wales, By Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied online, January 19, 2018"

Information Location 3:

http://justicedenied.org/wordpress/archives/4186

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