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==== Scotland ==== Under [[Scots law]], "indecent conduct" in a public place, such as exposing the genitals or engaging in sexual activity, can constitute the common law offence of [[crimes of indecency in Scots law|public indecency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Public decency|url=https://www.sexualhealthscotland.co.uk/sex-relationships/sex-law/public-decency|website=Sexual Health Scotland|date=4 February 2013|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103004746/https://www.sexualhealthscotland.co.uk/sex-relationships/sex-law/public-decency|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Stephen Gough]], a man known as the "Naked Rambler" who hiked across Britain wearing only shoes, was arrested numerous times in Scotland. He was convicted of the common law offence of [[breach of the peace#Scotland|breach of the peace]] and spent time in prison for [[contempt of court]] for refusing to wear clothes whilst in court.<ref>{{cite news |title=Naked rambler bares all as he walks free from prison |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9407444/Naked-rambler-bares-all-as-he-walks-free-from-prison.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9407444/Naked-rambler-bares-all-as-he-walks-free-from-prison.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2019 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=18 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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