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buggery

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The criminal offense of anal or oral copulation by penetration of the male organ into the anus or mouth of another person of either sex or copulation between members of either sex with an animal.

Buggery is historically referred to as a "crime against nature." It is an offense under both Common Law and statutes. Although prosecution for buggery is rare, the punishment upon conviction can be a fine, imprisonment, or both. The term is often used interchangeably with Sodomy.


See also: sodomy

BUGGERY, crim. law. The detestable crime of having commerce contrary to the order of nature, by mankind with mankind, or with brute beasts, or by womankind with brute beasts. 3 Inst. 58; 12 Co. 36; Dane's Ab. Index, h. t.; Merl. Repert. mot Bestialie. This is a highly penal offence.



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Thomas Waters, 64, pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of three young boys and the buggery of one in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Tregalles was found guilty of three counts of raping a child under 16 years of age and one count of buggery of a boy under 13.
Derek Way denies 18 charges, four of indecent assault upon a boy, one charge of attempted buggery, two charges of inciting the boy to have sex with the girl, seven charges of indecent assault upon the girl, and four rape charges by allegedly compelling her to have sex with other men.
 
 
 
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