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Brian David Townsend: charged with indecent assault on a male person, rape, incitement...
Catalogue reference: J 277/145
What’s it about?
This record is about the Brian David Townsend: charged with indecent assault on a male person, rape, incitement... dating from 1991 Jan 1 - 1992 Dec 31 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Lewes: Case Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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J 277/145
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Date (When the record was created)
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1991 Jan 1 - 1992 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Brian David Townsend: charged with indecent assault on a male person, rape, incitement to commit buggery and with other offences
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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91/1336
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed For 77 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Crime
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17084990/
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Series information
J 277
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Lewes: Case Files
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Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Lewes: Case Files
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