Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 9911518)

I believe the police tipped off the BBC that they were going to search his house and that's why they had a film crew at the event, and that's why they got sued. As the BBC were partners in that turn of events and want the figure published, it will be to ensure that they don't pay more than the police did for their part in the event I would have thought.

I think Cliff Richard behaved incorrectly in this matter, he is a celeb and has become a wealthy man through that celebrity status. Once in the public eye, you can expect a media circus if there is the potential for gossip. It goes with the territory.

I don't like him, he pretends to be something he is not. Does that make him guilty? No, but I have a feeling stuff will come pouring out once he is 6ft under.

Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 9911571)

I did not know that 9 people accused Cliff..thought it was just one. Hmm.

Apparently the fact that one of his accusers is a rapist himself should go against the accuser or something. Rapists are clearly scum, but being a rapist does not mean that you could not be sexually abused as a child. The guy reckons its Cliffs fault for how he is today, which is also nonsensical to me tbh. If you were abused as a child, why would that make you in turn abuse others..bad excuse.

Never looked very far into this Cliff Richards thing. Have skim read a couple of threads about it all. But reading a bit more into it..does seem a bit dodgy even from the start

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 9911800)

I thought 'the cycle of abuse' was a well established theory? Horrible as it sounds it was in a documentary into the Cromwell st murderers the wests that I first heard that and looked into it :(

Originally Posted by smudgie (Post 9911804)

It can happen.
But looking at it from another view, how many people that are sexually abused as a child never say a word to anybody, so not reported or taken into account statistically...yet they never go on to abuse.

Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 9911602)

Yeah I know its claimed a lot. Still just sounds like an excuse to me though. Like, if you went through it as a child, surely you would be LESS likely to do it to someone else, as you know how bad it feels.

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 9911499)

You never know with the Police these days, did you watch that Rachel Nickell thing last night and how far they went to try and get their (wrong) man. Pretty disgusting.

With Cliff, I just don't know. He's always been very private, whether that's because he has anything to hide or just wants a private life remains to be seen I guess?

Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 9911922)

He used to get called kitty...he likes to watch and wank whilst others abuse children

Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 9911952)

Being abused as a kid can actually be the driving force for your sexual preferences as an adult. It would make you numb to pain both for yourself and others....