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Comparative Constitutional Law Keyed to Sutton, 5th Ed.
Commonwealth v. Wasson
Citation:
842 S.W.2d 487 (1992)Facts
Lexington police conducted an undercover operation in a downtown parking area where officers in plain clothes engaged passersby in conversation to determine if they would be solicited for sexual contact. During a 20-25 minute taped conversation, Wasson invited an undercover officer to his home and suggested sexual activities that violated KRS 510.100. The proposed sexual activity was to occur only in the privacy of Wasson’s home, between consenting adults, with no money offered or solicited. Seven expert witnesses testified for Wasson, including anthropologists, ministers, historians, sociologists, psychologists, therapists, and medical professionals, providing extensive evidence about homosexuality, its prevalence throughout human history, its biological basis, and the lack of harm from consensual homosexual conduct. The Commonwealth presented no witnesses and offered no scientific or social science evidence.
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