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Regina v. Morgan
Citation:
1976 A.C. 182Facts
The appellant Morgan and his three co-defendants, who were all members of R.A.F., spent the evening of the 15th August, 1983, in one another’s company. The appellant Morgan was senior to them in rank. He was married to the alleged victim. At this time, Mrs. Morgan occupied a single bed in the same room as her younger son. According to the evidence, she was aroused from her sleep, frog-marched into another room where there was a double bed, held by each of her limbs, arms and legs apart, by the four appellants, which each of the three young appellants in turn had intercourse with her in the presence of the others. The appellant Morgan also completed the series of incidents by having intercourse with her himself.
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