ABSTRACT

Particulars of offence: Frederick Charles Shaw on divers days between the first day of October 1959 and 23 July 1960, within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court conspired with certain persons who inserted advertisements in issues of a magazine entitled ‘Ladies Directory’ numbered 7, 7 revised, 8, 9, 10 and a supplement thereto, and with certain other persons whose names are unknown, by means of the said magazine and the said advertisements to induce readers thereof to resort to the said advertisers for the purposes of fornication and of taking part in ... other disgusting and immoral acts and exhibitions with intent thereby to debauch and corrupt the morals as well of youth as of divers other liege subjects of Our Lady the Queen and to raise and create in their minds inordinate and lustful desires ...