[jaxie]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I agree.

The answer likely to be given is he/they have been uncomfortable all this time as to what they came across on his computer.
Plus in light of the new allegations made against him, perhaps something ought to have been further looked at then.

However,I agree with you.

By all means express their concerns to the police directly but to be able to 'in effect smear ' someone when they took no action, seems both unjust and unprofessional.

The thing is we have a rule of law in this country that says you are innocent until proven guilty. When someone goes on trial, previous convictions are never revealed until after the verdict in case they sway the jury/court. If this guy is being accused of something then outing him in this way is an attempt to make him seem guilty and that goes against the principle of the law. Police or former police should know better. Say this guy went to trial for assault, how would he ever get a fair trial now?