Outraging public decency
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Outraging public decency is a common law offence in England and Wales
. As a common law offence it is punishable by unlimited imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.
has established two elements that must be satisfied for the offence to be committed:
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. As a common law offence it is punishable by unlimited imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.
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has established two elements that must be satisfied for the offence to be committed:
- The act was of such a lewd character as to outrage public decency; this element constituted the nature of the act which had to be proved before the offence could be established, and
- it took place in a public place and must have been capable of being seen by two or more persons who were actually present, even if they had not actually seen it.