Labouchere Amendment - Prosecutions - Alan Turing

Alan Turing

Mathematician and early computer scientist Alan Turing was investigated for alleged violations of the Labouchere Amendment when the police discovered a male lover at his house after Turing reported a petty theft, commonly supposed to be a factor in Turing's subsequent suicide.

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