Police say sorry for ‘gay DNA’ scandal
Police who took DNA samples from men for having been gay have apologised after The Argus exposed the scandal. Sussex Police had turned up at the houses of three men who had been convicted of the now repealed offence of gross indecency, and asked for swabs. Read moreHome Secretary asked to ban God Hates Fags
Police who took DNA samples from men for having been gay have apologised after The Argus exposed the scandal.
Sussex Police had turned up at the houses of three men who had been convicted of the now repealed offence of gross indecency, and asked for swabs.
The law, originally used to convict homosexuals, was repealed in 2003.
The swabs were taken as part of Operation Nutmeg, which aims to solve historic cases by using DNA samples from rapists, murderers and child sex abusers.
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