[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by kizzy

Well I'm sure I don't know..Maybe she was afraid of intimidation or repercussions?

It has been said he was not adverse to making physical threats, that could have been a factor..He could have been buying her silence or appeasing his guilt?

She may have blackmailed him?

We just don't know.

Something that I thought about when all this 'kicked off' at the start.

I don't doubt there has been some very wrong doings on JS's part: I also refer back (not to you, but everyone) to 'Microscope's' post a few pages back - ..... things are different now than they were 30/40 plus years ago.

There's no real use crying over spilled milk ..... the laws then, were not as they are now..... and we should be thankful that in that respect, we as a society have moved on and do now deal with such things.

I do very much feel that given the change of attitudes and laws over the decades that have passed: something you actually mentioned Kizzy: 'lessons need to be learned'. yes, they do.

But dredging up a dead man who cannot defend themselves in any way shape or form I do not think is the correct way to move forward.

By all means: the investigation should take place, and lessons should be learned from that based on the recommendations. Though as I say: society and what is now regarded as acceptable compared to in the 60s/70s/80s etc - is a world away from where we are now, in 2012.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

We as a society have moved on and do now deal with such things.

Though as I say: society and what is now regarded as acceptable compared to in the 60s/70s/80s etc - is a world away from where we are now, in 2012.

What about the Rochdale paedophile ring?

What about the child sex-slaves imported from Africa and Eastern Europe?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz29x6fo5g3

One child sex attack was reported every 20 minutes last year, equivalent to 444 attacks a week, according to shocking police figures released today.

About 23,000 children were reported victims in England and Wales during 2010/11 but fewer than 10 per cent of cases ended in a conviction.

There were 4,973 alleged victims aged ten and under, including 1,472 younger than six.

The statistics, obtained by the NSPCC in a freedom of information request, cover rape, incest and child prostitution across all 43 police forces in England and Wales - the figures shown on this map include sex offences against boys and girls in 2011

And six times as many reported offences were committed against girls as against boys.

The statistics, obtained by the NSPCC in a freedom of information request, cover rape, incest and child prostitution across all 43 police forces in England and Wales.

The charity said a major effort was needed to protect children and boost conviction rates.

A spokesman said: ‘The Government has to start treating the situation as seriously as they would if faced with an outbreak of chronic disease.’

More than a third of all sex crimes are committed against children with more than 60 child sex offences reported to police every day., figures showed today.

Overall, there were 54,982 sex offences last year, including 23,097 against children, the figures showed.

Most of the children (14,819) were aged between 11 and 17, including 8,749 aged 13 to 15.

23,000 children abused - 2,300 convictions .....

"We as a society have moved on" - I don't think so .....