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Article: Washington: Public voyeurism is exempt from state law
- Article from:
- Crime Control Digest
- Article date:
- September 27, 2002
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The Washington Supreme Court ruled voyeurism in public is exempt from a criminal law that penalizes the act where individuals "have a reasonable expectation of privacy."
Although the court found the practice "reprehensible and disgusting," the justices overturned two convictions on grounds that state law does not apply to incidents in public spaces.
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