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John Denzil Townsend: charged with rape, indecent assault and indecency with a child
Catalogue reference: J 188/195
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This record is about the John Denzil Townsend: charged with rape, indecent assault and indecency with a child dating from 1977 Jan 1 - 1993 Dec 31 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Nottingham: 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)
- J 188/195
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1977 Jan 1 - 1993 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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John Denzil Townsend: charged with rape, indecent assault and indecency with a child
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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)
- 93/0689
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 81 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Crime
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17216477/
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J 188
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Nottingham: Case Files
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