[Livia]

Originally Posted by The Mockinator

I would normally agree with what your saying as I did defend Michael Jackson at the time, but to me this is one of those rare cases that now that the person is dead the victims don't feel scared to speak about it anymore, and what have they got to gain from calling him a paedophile now his dead? his not gonna get punished for it.

I have no idea what they have to gain, although a fair few of them have sold their stories for cash, which always weakens credibility, I think. If so many people were involved, and so many people knew, doesn't it strike you as strange considering the volume of them who are finding their voice now, that none of them came forward during his lifetime? I understand the difficulty when they were children, but some of these women are now in their fifties, and at no time did any of them feel strong enough to speak out? This isn't the first case of someone being accused after they're dead, it just happens to suit the public feeling because Jimmy Saville was creepy and an oddbod which is not against the law.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Livia

I have no idea what they have to gain, although a fair few of them have sold their stories for cash, which always weakens credibility, I think. If so many people were involved, and so many people knew, doesn't it strike you as strange considering the volume of them who are finding their voice now, that none of them came forward during his lifetime? I understand the difficulty when they were children, but some of these women are now in their fifties, and at no time did any of them feel strong enough to speak out? This isn't the first case of someone being accused after they're dead, it just happens to suit the public feeling because Jimmy Saville was creepy and an oddbod which is not against the law.

It depends if he threatened them or whatever, also aswell he was a powerful man in the Showbiz world and everyone knows that if your famous you don't get into much trouble with the law so they probably gave up pressing charges at the time.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by The Mockinator

It depends if he threatened them or whatever, also aswell he was a powerful man in the Showbiz world and everyone knows that if your famous you don't get into much trouble with the law so they probably gave up pressing charges at the time.

People keep saying what a powerful man he was, and maybe he was in the area of charity fundraising... but in the last, certainly ten years, he became a bit of a joke. If he was so all-powerful, how did Louis Theroux manage to make such a mockery of him during his documentary and get away with it?

Also, it's not true to say if you're famous you don't get into trouble. Ask George Michael... Ask Hugh Grant... Ask Boy George... Ask any of those people richer and more famous that Jimmy who've fallen foul of the law.

The police do not "give up pressing charges". The Crown Prosecution Service decides which cases will go court based on the evidence. If there's a reliable witness willing to press charges, it's easier to get a prosecution, but sadly, while he was alive, there were no reliable witnesses willing to give evidence.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Livia

If he was so all-powerful, how did Louis Theroux manage to make such a mockery of him during his documentary and get away with it?

maybe he was just grateful not to be called a child molester?