The defendant said that he was not living in part from the earnings of prostitutes. He let out properties used by the tenants for the sale of sexual services to American Servicemen, and also took payments direct from those servicemen.
Held: His argument was rejected. Sellers J referred to the accused as ‘trading in prostitution’.
Judges:
Sellers J
Citations:
[1954] 1 QB 342
Cited by:
Cited – Shaw v Director of Public Prosecutions HL 4-May-1961
Offence of Conspiracy to corrupt public morals
The defendant appealed against his convictions for conspiracy to corrupt public morals, and for living from the earnings of prostitution. He said that first was not an offence known to common law. After it became unlawful for a prostitute to ply her . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.544930