R. v. Brown
House of Lords
2 All ER. (1993)
Relevant factsFree
Brown and other defendants engaged in consensual sado-masochistic homosexual encounters and were convicted of assault and wounding; the court of appeal affirmed, and the House of Lords considered whether the prosecution must prove a lack of consent before a defendant could be found guilty of assaulting or wounding another person during such a consensual encounter.
IssueFree
Whether, under British law, consent is a defense to a charge of assault and wounding resulting from consensual sado-masochistic encounters.