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Abstract
Sexual masochism is an elusive diagnostic category and may encompass a whole range of different behaviours. This diversity has not only clinical implications but also legal ones. This paper describes two cases, one from each end of what might be described as the spectrum of the disorder, and highlights some therapeutic issues as well as the potential legal ramifications of the diagnosis in relation to the quality of consent to the injurious behaviour of others.