Men convicted of victimless homosexual offences three decades ago are threatened with arrest if they refuse to provide samples for the national DNA database. The convictions were under a "gross indecency" law that has now
Men convicted of victimless homosexual offences three decades ago are threatened with arrest if they refuse to provide samples for the national DNA database.
The convictions were under a “gross indecency” law that has now been abolished.
See: Full article (New Statesman)
See also: “Operation Nutmeg”: Cold case hope as police set out to collect 12,000 DNA samples (BBC News, link)