The defendant left notes in public lavatories directed to teenage boys. There were two versions of the notes. The notes in themselves were innocuous. They were designed to effect an introduction between Rowley and any boy who might read the note. Rowley’s purpose in leaving those notes in public lavatories was not difficult to see: it was to make contact with teenage boys for immoral purposes.
Held: Rowley’s acts in leaving the notes in public lavatories could not be described as lewd, obscene or disgusting, and his motive in leaving those notes could not convert what were otherwise ordinary acts into lewd, obscene or disgusting acts. He was not guilty of the offence of outraging public decency.
Judges:
Taylor LJ
Citations:
(1992) 94 Cr App R 95
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Ching Choi CACD 7-May-1999
The defendant appealed his six convictions for outraging public decency. He had used a video camera and mirrors to record images of women using the toilet in a chinese supermarket. . .
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Crime
Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.239595