Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:35 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

Are you getting a bit confuddled?

Why on earth would the victim of Evans's offence put up a website proclaiming his (Evans) innocence?

I assumed it was Evan's family that had set up the website (certainly not the victim) but its his "supporters". That was the confusion.

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:50 pm  

Not exactly sexual abuse, but today all remaining assault charges against footballer Ravel Morrison were dropped, following his defence team having obtained CCTV of the alleged assault on his then girlfriend, which showed that, er, there wasn't one, moreover she having fallen to the ground, he in fact went over and helped her up, and helped her to a car. In November, Morrison, who is from Manchester, was cleared of threatening to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend, have her killed and blow up her house. CPS also withdrew the allegation he harassed her over four years. So he leaves court an innocent man, but must have been really put through the mill, and faced jail, ever since the allegations were first made. He was initially refused bail, and led handcuffed down to the cells. The claims he had assaulted his girlfriend and her mother were widely reported and it must have been devastating for him. Let alone the huge cost to the taxpayer that the process will have incurred. Had the CCTV not emerged, he may well have been potted, and served more time, like Evans. Whether charges are brought against the girlfriend is something CPS will now have to consider but she must have known that the original assault outside the club never happened, yet saw him remanded in custody and persisted in her story until the truth emerged.

Not exactly sexual abuse, but today all remaining assault charges against footballer Ravel Morrison were dropped, following his defence team having obtained CCTV of the alleged assault on his then girlfriend, which showed that, er, there wasn't one, moreover she having fallen to the ground, he in fact went over and helped her up, and helped her to a car. In November, Morrison, who is from Manchester, was cleared of threatening to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend, have her killed and blow up her house. CPS also withdrew the allegation he harassed her over four years. So he leaves court an innocent man, but must have been really put through the mill, and faced jail, ever since the allegations were first made. He was initially refused bail, and led handcuffed down to the cells. The claims he had assaulted his girlfriend and her mother were widely reported and it must have been devastating for him. Let alone the huge cost to the taxpayer that the process will have incurred. Had the CCTV not emerged, he may well have been potted, and served more time, like Evans. Whether charges are brought against the girlfriend is something CPS will now have to consider but she must have known that the original assault outside the club never happened, yet saw him remanded in custody and persisted in her story until the truth emerged.

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:39 pm  

I expect there will be all sorts of revelations now Leon Brittain has popped his clogs.

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:20 pm  

King Street Cat wrote:

I expect there will be all sorts of revelations now Leon Brittain has popped his clogs.

Two potential Fernbridge witnesses dead in a week?

As for Brittan, I won't be shedding any tears. He was the Home Secretary that turned the police into a goverment-sponsored paramilitary organisation during the miners' strike.

He can rot with Thatcher

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:57 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Two potential Fernbridge witnesses dead in a week?

Social media will be awash with conspiracy theories.

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:36 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Two potential Fernbridge witnesses dead in a week?

Who's the other one?

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:55 am  

Chris28 wrote:

Who's the other one?

John Stingemore

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:29 am  

King Street Cat wrote:

Social media will be awash with conspiracy theories.

Brittan was named in certain sources ages before he died. The whole 'lost' dossier episode stinks. The government don't appear to even want to start the enquiry into establishment sex abuse but they will rush through trivial matters like plain cigarette packaging.

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:46 am  

Kitty, I mean Cliff is in the news again. There's no smoke without fire.

Re: Historical sexual abuse charges... : Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:57 pm  

King Street Cat wrote:

There's no smoke without fire.

You are...



...and I claim my £5.