1889 Cleveland Street scandal
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The 1889 Cleveland Street scandal was a notorious Victorian-era British sex scandal involving a male brothel in London that implicated members of the aristocracy and raised suspicions of a cover-up to protect high-ranking figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1889 Cleveland Street scandal canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 1889 Cleveland Street scandal Context triple: [Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, associatedWithEvent, 1889 Cleveland Street scandal]
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A.
Beecher–Tilton scandal
The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
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Rampart scandal
The Rampart scandal was a major late-1990s corruption and misconduct controversy involving the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division anti-gang unit, exposing widespread abuses, evidence tampering, and wrongful convictions.
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C.
Leopold and Loeb murder trial
The Leopold and Loeb murder trial was a 1924 American criminal case in which famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow argued against the death penalty for two wealthy University of Chicago students who had committed a highly publicized "thrill killing" of a young boy.
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D.
Profumo affair
The Profumo affair was a 1963 British political scandal involving Secretary of State for War John Profumo’s relationship with model Christine Keeler, which contributed to the downfall of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s government.
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E.
Canongate
Canongate is a historic street and district in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its royal connections and significant civic and religious buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1889 Cleveland Street scandal Target entity description: The 1889 Cleveland Street scandal was a notorious Victorian-era British sex scandal involving a male brothel in London that implicated members of the aristocracy and raised suspicions of a cover-up to protect high-ranking figures.
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A.
Beecher–Tilton scandal
The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
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B.
Rampart scandal
The Rampart scandal was a major late-1990s corruption and misconduct controversy involving the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division anti-gang unit, exposing widespread abuses, evidence tampering, and wrongful convictions.
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C.
Leopold and Loeb murder trial
The Leopold and Loeb murder trial was a 1924 American criminal case in which famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow argued against the death penalty for two wealthy University of Chicago students who had committed a highly publicized "thrill killing" of a young boy.
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D.
Profumo affair
The Profumo affair was a 1963 British political scandal involving Secretary of State for War John Profumo’s relationship with model Christine Keeler, which contributed to the downfall of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s government.
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E.
Canongate
Canongate is a historic street and district in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its royal connections and significant civic and religious buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
legal case ⓘ political scandal ⓘ sex scandal ⓘ |
| address | 19 Cleveland Street ⓘ |
| allegedCoverUpBy |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
Home Secretary ⓘ
surface form:
Home Secretary Henry Matthews
The Marquess of Salisbury ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister Lord Salisbury
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| authorityInvolved |
Director of Public Prosecutions
ⓘ
Home Office ⓘ Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Police
Post Office Investigation Branch ⓘ |
| chargeType |
gross indecency
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sodomy-related offences ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| involves |
British aristocrats
ⓘ
Charles Hammond ⓘ Charles Hammond's male brothel ⓘ Charles Thomas Swinscow ⓘ George Veck ⓘ Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston ⓘ John Saul ⓘ Lord Arthur Somerset ⓘ Post Office employees ⓘ Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale ⓘ William James ⓘ male brothel ⓘ telegraph messenger boys ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885
ⓘ
Labouchere Amendment ⓘ |
| location |
Cleveland Street, London
ⓘ
Fitzrovia ⓘ
surface form:
Fitzrovia, London
West End of London ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aristocracy
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cover-up allegations ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ male prostitution ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Reynolds's Newspaper
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The North London Press ⓘ The Star ⓘ The Times ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
damage to reputations of implicated aristocrats
ⓘ
public debate on homosexuality and the law in late Victorian Britain ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Victorian attitudes to homosexuality
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aristocratic privilege ⓘ criminalization of male homosexuality in the United Kingdom ⓘ police corruption allegations ⓘ |
| startDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
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Subject: 1889 Cleveland Street scandal Description of subject: The 1889 Cleveland Street scandal was a notorious Victorian-era British sex scandal involving a male brothel in London that implicated members of the aristocracy and raised suspicions of a cover-up to protect high-ranking figures.
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