22 October 2013
Police blunder sees Oxford Mail and BBC identify wrong man as rapist
"The BBC and a regional newspaper illustrated a court case of a man pleading to rape and firearms charges with a photograph of the wrong man after it was supplied to them by the local police force.
Thames Valley police issued the photograph purporting to be DR of [redacted] Kidlington, Oxfordshire, following the hearing at Oxford Crown Court last week.
The BBC website and the Oxford Mail carried a report of the court case and illustrated it with the police-supplied photograph. However the man in the photograph was not the R involved in the case.
The image was of a man with a similar name from South Wales, not connected in any way with the rape or firearms charges."
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/police-blunder-sees-oxford-mail-and-bbc-identify-wrong-man-rapist
Showing posts with label Incompetence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Incompetence. Show all posts
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Sunday, 11 August 2013
If You Use Public Libraries, You Should Be Well Aware, Of This Attack On Our Freedom And Rights
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Hamlet is Banned
"I was sitting in the British Library frantically trying to write my new book in a shturmovshchina. I had to quickly check a particular line in Hamlet, so I Googled Hamlet MIT, because the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has put the entire works of Shakespeare up on the Internet. (It takes 70 mins to order a physical book). I clicked on the link and...
A message came up from the British Library telling me that access to site was blocked due to "violent content"."
http://blog.inkyfool.com/2013/08/hamlet-is-banned.html
British Library's wi-fi service blocks 'violent' Hamlet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23680689
Hamlet is Banned
"I was sitting in the British Library frantically trying to write my new book in a shturmovshchina. I had to quickly check a particular line in Hamlet, so I Googled Hamlet MIT, because the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has put the entire works of Shakespeare up on the Internet. (It takes 70 mins to order a physical book). I clicked on the link and...
A message came up from the British Library telling me that access to site was blocked due to "violent content"."
http://blog.inkyfool.com/2013/08/hamlet-is-banned.html
British Library's wi-fi service blocks 'violent' Hamlet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23680689
Monday, 5 August 2013
Not News Or New - We Told The Daily Mail, Years Ago
PUBLISHED: 01:23, 5 August 2013 | UPDATED: 03:45, 5 August 2013
'Unprecedented' surge in online child abuse images: Huge increase in reports of [potentially] illegal content being found on pages as mundane as furniture websites
">Internet Watch Foundation says it received 227 reports in six weeks of websites being hijacked by hackers posting images of child abuse
>Hackers often attach viruses to images in order to seize control of computers and create a new distribution point to send out more images"
"The IWF said it was a new phenomenon ..."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384632/Unprecedented-surged-online-child-abuse-images-Huge-increase-reports-illegal-content-pages-mundane-furniture-websites.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Monday 5 August 2013
Child images 'put on hacked sites'
"Dozens of websites are being hacked to host images of child sexual abuse [sic] which are being inadvertently viewed by internet users, a charity has warned.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said it had received 227 reports of hijacked websites in the last six weeks. The charity said legal pornographic sites had also been attacked to redirect visitors to the [potentially] illegal material.
Susie Hargreaves, chief executive of the IWF, told BBC Radio Five Live: "It means for the person who's accidentally stumbled across it, they're seeing the worst of the worst without any idea of how it actually happened."
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/child_images_put_on_hacked_sites
Hacked sites 'host abuse images'
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-08-05/websites-servers-hacked-child-abuse-images/
Websites' servers hacked to host child abuse images
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23551290
Websites hacked to host “the worst of the worst” child sexual abuse images
http://www.iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/367-websites-hacked-to-host-the-worst-of-the-worst-child-sexual-abuse-images
'Unprecedented' surge in online child abuse images: Huge increase in reports of [potentially] illegal content being found on pages as mundane as furniture websites
">Internet Watch Foundation says it received 227 reports in six weeks of websites being hijacked by hackers posting images of child abuse
>Hackers often attach viruses to images in order to seize control of computers and create a new distribution point to send out more images"
"The IWF said it was a new phenomenon ..."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384632/Unprecedented-surged-online-child-abuse-images-Huge-increase-reports-illegal-content-pages-mundane-furniture-websites.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Monday 5 August 2013
Child images 'put on hacked sites'
"Dozens of websites are being hacked to host images of child sexual abuse [sic] which are being inadvertently viewed by internet users, a charity has warned.
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said it had received 227 reports of hijacked websites in the last six weeks. The charity said legal pornographic sites had also been attacked to redirect visitors to the [potentially] illegal material.
Susie Hargreaves, chief executive of the IWF, told BBC Radio Five Live: "It means for the person who's accidentally stumbled across it, they're seeing the worst of the worst without any idea of how it actually happened."
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/child_images_put_on_hacked_sites
Hacked sites 'host abuse images'
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-08-05/websites-servers-hacked-child-abuse-images/
Websites' servers hacked to host child abuse images
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23551290
Websites hacked to host “the worst of the worst” child sexual abuse images
http://www.iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/367-websites-hacked-to-host-the-worst-of-the-worst-child-sexual-abuse-images
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Famous But Incompetent
May 6, 2013
Bomb squad finds fake grenade at Putnam sex offender's home
"Federal agents call police to sex offender's home
“Members of the bomb squad removed the grenade from the home and examined it, whereupon it was determined to be an inert, non-explosive novelty item,” Capt. William McNamara of the Sheriff’s Department said in an email.""
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130506/NEWS04/305060071/Fake-grenade-sends-bomb-squad-Putnam-sex-offender-s-home?nclick_check=1
Bomb squad finds fake grenade at Putnam sex offender's home
"Federal agents call police to sex offender's home
“Members of the bomb squad removed the grenade from the home and examined it, whereupon it was determined to be an inert, non-explosive novelty item,” Capt. William McNamara of the Sheriff’s Department said in an email.""
http://www.lohud.com/article/20130506/NEWS04/305060071/Fake-grenade-sends-bomb-squad-Putnam-sex-offender-s-home?nclick_check=1
Monday, 6 May 2013
PPPPPP
May 5, 2013, 3:01 p.m. ET
NY counties struggle with homeless sex offenders
"UTICA, N.Y. — Since state and local laws about where they can live were tightened around a decade ago, sex offenders have become more likely to end up homeless.
That's caused problems for counties across the state, because they are required by law to find housing for anyone who needs shelter within their borders.
Different counties have cobbled together different strategies to deal with the thorny issue, but officials and homeless advocates from several counties said there is no easy answer.
"I don't know what the solution is," said Greta Guarton of the advocacy group Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. "We, of course, think everyone needs a place to live, but certainly understand the community's concerns.""
http://online.wsj.com/article/APecb6362c283b4311858af24048f21fe2.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Guest view: A solution to the homeless sex offender issue
http://www.uticaod.com/opinion/x1506808233/Guest-view-A-solution-to-the-homeless-sex-offender-issue
Sex offender housing issue continues in Utica
http://www.uticaod.com/latestnews/x1506809813/Sex-offender-housing-issue-continues-in-utica
NY counties struggle with homeless sex offenders
"UTICA, N.Y. — Since state and local laws about where they can live were tightened around a decade ago, sex offenders have become more likely to end up homeless.
That's caused problems for counties across the state, because they are required by law to find housing for anyone who needs shelter within their borders.
Different counties have cobbled together different strategies to deal with the thorny issue, but officials and homeless advocates from several counties said there is no easy answer.
"I don't know what the solution is," said Greta Guarton of the advocacy group Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. "We, of course, think everyone needs a place to live, but certainly understand the community's concerns.""
http://online.wsj.com/article/APecb6362c283b4311858af24048f21fe2.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Guest view: A solution to the homeless sex offender issue
http://www.uticaod.com/opinion/x1506808233/Guest-view-A-solution-to-the-homeless-sex-offender-issue
Sex offender housing issue continues in Utica
http://www.uticaod.com/latestnews/x1506809813/Sex-offender-housing-issue-continues-in-utica
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Consequences
May 3, 2013
State pays high rent to house some sex offenders
"MILWAUKEE (AP) — The state pays some landlords significantly higher rent than average to house some sex offenders, a practice that has prompted a legislative audit on the supervised released program.
The Department of Health Services, which runs the program, pays $1,500 a month for a 480-square-foot house in Manitowoc — about five times the going rate, according to WISN-TV in Milwaukee. The state is also paying $2,400 a month for a 1,100-square-foot home for two sex offenders in Milwaukee — about the same rent as a lakefront high-rise apartment."
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20130503/FON0101/305030344/State-pays-high-rent-house-some-sex-offenders?nclick_check=1
Published: Friday, May 3, 2013 2:02 AM MDT
Sheriff’s office: Suspect should not have been in sex offender registry
"KINGMAN — A man arrested last month in Mohave Valley for failure to register as a sex offender in Arizona should not have been listed as a sex offender in the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s database after his 2009 conviction had been overturned by a military court of criminal appeals.
That’s the conclusion of an investigation conducted by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office following the April 22 arrest of 32-year-old MJ.P.
A timeline in the case was prepared by Lt. Randy McNally of the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office and provided to the Mohave Valley Daily News, which received information from P’s associates, friends and family members that indicated he should not have been charged with the sex offender violation because that criminal conviction had been removed from his record."
http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2013/05/03/news/local/doc5183649e2e756713615675.txt
Other counties use shelters, trailers to house sex offenders
http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1853934006/Other-counties-use-shelters-trailers-to-house-sex-offenders
State pays high rent to house some sex offenders
"MILWAUKEE (AP) — The state pays some landlords significantly higher rent than average to house some sex offenders, a practice that has prompted a legislative audit on the supervised released program.
The Department of Health Services, which runs the program, pays $1,500 a month for a 480-square-foot house in Manitowoc — about five times the going rate, according to WISN-TV in Milwaukee. The state is also paying $2,400 a month for a 1,100-square-foot home for two sex offenders in Milwaukee — about the same rent as a lakefront high-rise apartment."
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20130503/FON0101/305030344/State-pays-high-rent-house-some-sex-offenders?nclick_check=1
Published: Friday, May 3, 2013 2:02 AM MDT
Sheriff’s office: Suspect should not have been in sex offender registry
"KINGMAN — A man arrested last month in Mohave Valley for failure to register as a sex offender in Arizona should not have been listed as a sex offender in the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s database after his 2009 conviction had been overturned by a military court of criminal appeals.
That’s the conclusion of an investigation conducted by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office following the April 22 arrest of 32-year-old MJ.P.
A timeline in the case was prepared by Lt. Randy McNally of the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office and provided to the Mohave Valley Daily News, which received information from P’s associates, friends and family members that indicated he should not have been charged with the sex offender violation because that criminal conviction had been removed from his record."
http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2013/05/03/news/local/doc5183649e2e756713615675.txt
Other counties use shelters, trailers to house sex offenders
http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1853934006/Other-counties-use-shelters-trailers-to-house-sex-offenders
Monday, 15 April 2013
'More' Victims Rob - Do You Know?
Apr 9, 2013
Child porn arrest spurs outreach to victims
"A meeting for parents of potential abuse victims [sic] was sparsely attended on Monday night, but Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders saw it as a hopeful sign [yeah, right].
“Hopefully, it’s a good sign, meaning we don’t have the large number of children we thought that the suspect had access to [!]. Of course, I don’t know that,” Sanders said [!]. “I certainly believe that there are more children than we saw parents today.” [of course you do, do you? sure?]
The meeting was spurred by the arrest Saturday of TJ, 64, of Independence, on child pornography charges. On Monday, J, a foster parent, pleaded not guilty to five counts of distribution and another count of possession of sexually explicit material.
His arrest came after a month-long investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General’s office after a tip by internet provider AOL, which had flagged suspicious activity on J’s account. During the investigation, detectives had also discovered J was a foster parent and potentially had access to more children at a Boy Scout camp. The foster children have been removed from his home.
Sanders said his office has yet to find evidence of abuse [no shit, Sherlock], but the potential [sic] for more victims [more what?] was the reason for the unusual step of Monday’s meeting.
An official from the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center instructed parents how to speak to their children about the case [oh, how nice]."
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130409/NEWS0103/304080146/Child-porn-arrest-spurs-outreach-victims
Child porn arrest spurs outreach to victims
"A meeting for parents of potential abuse victims [sic] was sparsely attended on Monday night, but Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders saw it as a hopeful sign [yeah, right].
“Hopefully, it’s a good sign, meaning we don’t have the large number of children we thought that the suspect had access to [!]. Of course, I don’t know that,” Sanders said [!]. “I certainly believe that there are more children than we saw parents today.” [of course you do, do you? sure?]
The meeting was spurred by the arrest Saturday of TJ, 64, of Independence, on child pornography charges. On Monday, J, a foster parent, pleaded not guilty to five counts of distribution and another count of possession of sexually explicit material.
His arrest came after a month-long investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General’s office after a tip by internet provider AOL, which had flagged suspicious activity on J’s account. During the investigation, detectives had also discovered J was a foster parent and potentially had access to more children at a Boy Scout camp. The foster children have been removed from his home.
Sanders said his office has yet to find evidence of abuse [no shit, Sherlock], but the potential [sic] for more victims [more what?] was the reason for the unusual step of Monday’s meeting.
An official from the Northern Kentucky Children’s Advocacy Center instructed parents how to speak to their children about the case [oh, how nice]."
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130409/NEWS0103/304080146/Child-porn-arrest-spurs-outreach-victims
Friday, 8 February 2013
Famous But Incompetent
Posted on: 7:55 pm, February 7, 2013, updated on: 08:11pm, February 7, 2013
FBI mistakenly raid local couple for child porn
"A Mechanicsville couple was targeted by the FBI because federal investigators say child porn was being downloaded to computers using their internet service.
Trouble is, those computers did not belong to the couple. After a lengthy investigation and frightening moments for the husband and wife it was determined their neighbor was allegedly committing the crimes.
In a Mechanicsville neighborhood off of Pole Green Road, the only lawbreakers neighbors worry about are speeders, but that changed last month. The Feds arrested David Edward Sleezer and are charging him with five counts of receiving and distributing child porn."
http://wtvr.com/2013/02/07/fbi-mistakenly-raid-local-couple-for-child-porn/
FBI mistakenly raid local couple for child porn
"A Mechanicsville couple was targeted by the FBI because federal investigators say child porn was being downloaded to computers using their internet service.
Trouble is, those computers did not belong to the couple. After a lengthy investigation and frightening moments for the husband and wife it was determined their neighbor was allegedly committing the crimes.
In a Mechanicsville neighborhood off of Pole Green Road, the only lawbreakers neighbors worry about are speeders, but that changed last month. The Feds arrested David Edward Sleezer and are charging him with five counts of receiving and distributing child porn."
http://wtvr.com/2013/02/07/fbi-mistakenly-raid-local-couple-for-child-porn/
Sunday, 13 January 2013
The Recorder Thanked Mr Hobson
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Judge accidentally sentences teen DD for rape
"A TEENAGER was wrongly sentenced to two years imprisonment yesterday – by a judge who did not know what the charges against him were.
DD, 18, pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, but was accidentally sentenced for a rape during a mix-up at Gloucester Crown Court."
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Judge-accidentally-sentences-teen-Daniel-Donohoe/story-17790406-detail/story.html
Judge accidentally sentences teen DD for rape
"A TEENAGER was wrongly sentenced to two years imprisonment yesterday – by a judge who did not know what the charges against him were.
DD, 18, pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, but was accidentally sentenced for a rape during a mix-up at Gloucester Crown Court."
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Judge-accidentally-sentences-teen-Daniel-Donohoe/story-17790406-detail/story.html
Friday, 28 December 2012
Who Should Be The Crims?
3:11am UK, Friday 28 December 2012
Thousands Are 'Wrongly Branded Criminals'
"Around £1.9m is paid to thousands of people in Britain who were wrongly branded criminals, Big Brother Watch says.
Nearly 12,000 people have been wrongly branded as criminals over the past five years due to innacurate record checks.
According to the campaign group Big Brother Watch, the cost of redress stands at £1.9m.
In 3,519 cases, the wrong person's entry on the police national computer was disclosed, BB Watch said.
The figures were obtained from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), which recently merged with the Independent Safeguarding Authority to form the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
According to the CRB's annual report in July, 4.1 million checks were carried out in 2011."
http://news.sky.com/story/1030824/thousands-are-wrongly-branded-criminals
Whose record is it anyway? Thousands of CRB errors revealed
http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/home/2012/12/whose-record-is-it-anyway.html
Thousands Are 'Wrongly Branded Criminals'
"Around £1.9m is paid to thousands of people in Britain who were wrongly branded criminals, Big Brother Watch says.
Nearly 12,000 people have been wrongly branded as criminals over the past five years due to innacurate record checks.
According to the campaign group Big Brother Watch, the cost of redress stands at £1.9m.
In 3,519 cases, the wrong person's entry on the police national computer was disclosed, BB Watch said.
The figures were obtained from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), which recently merged with the Independent Safeguarding Authority to form the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
According to the CRB's annual report in July, 4.1 million checks were carried out in 2011."
http://news.sky.com/story/1030824/thousands-are-wrongly-branded-criminals
Whose record is it anyway? Thousands of CRB errors revealed
http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/home/2012/12/whose-record-is-it-anyway.html
Monday, 24 December 2012
Irreparably Destroying The Life
Saturday December 22 2012
Teacher awarded €700,000 for sex abuse probe failings
"A FORMER secondary school teacher has been awarded €700,000 damages against the HSE over the manner in which it inquired into sexual abuse allegations against him.
Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill severy criticised the manner in which the investigation was conducted, saying the teacher was clearly targeted by the area health board and the HSE.
The judge said the actions of the HSE had the consequence of irreparably destroying the life of the teacher."
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/teacher-awarded-700000-for-sex-abuse-probe-failings-3333898.html
Teacher awarded €700,000 for sex abuse probe failings
"A FORMER secondary school teacher has been awarded €700,000 damages against the HSE over the manner in which it inquired into sexual abuse allegations against him.
Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill severy criticised the manner in which the investigation was conducted, saying the teacher was clearly targeted by the area health board and the HSE.
The judge said the actions of the HSE had the consequence of irreparably destroying the life of the teacher."
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/teacher-awarded-700000-for-sex-abuse-probe-failings-3333898.html
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Duty Of Care? Not Us, Says The Met
13 December 2012 Last updated at 03:30
Met Police payout for rape complainant [much, much, better]
"The officers assigned to the case were part of Scotland Yard's specialist rape unit
A woman who made a rape complaint that was not properly investigated by police has reached an out-of-court settlement with Scotland Yard.
The woman reported the alleged attack aged 15, in 2005, but during the Met Police investigation evidence was lost.
The judge at the trial of her alleged attacker branded it a "disgrace". The defendant was later acquitted."
"They agreed to the out-of-court settlement with no admission of liability."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20705707
Met admits rape inquiry failings
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/met-admits-rape-inquiry-failings-16250003.html
Met Police payout for rape complainant [much, much, better]
"The officers assigned to the case were part of Scotland Yard's specialist rape unit
A woman who made a rape complaint that was not properly investigated by police has reached an out-of-court settlement with Scotland Yard.
The woman reported the alleged attack aged 15, in 2005, but during the Met Police investigation evidence was lost.
The judge at the trial of her alleged attacker branded it a "disgrace". The defendant was later acquitted."
"They agreed to the out-of-court settlement with no admission of liability."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20705707
Met admits rape inquiry failings
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/met-admits-rape-inquiry-failings-16250003.html
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Few Give A Damn
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Inspectors give their verdict on conditions for sex offenders at HMP Bure in Norfolk
"The annual report into Norfolk’s prison for sex offenders has again highlighted “inappropriate” care and facilities for elderly and disabled prisoners.
For the third consecutive year, the issue has been flagged up in the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) report about HMP Bure, which opened in 2009 at the former RAF Coltishall.
It also highlights “totally unacceptable” handling of prisoners with indefinite sentences. A “serious lack of opportunity to complete programmes” means they are held “far beyond a release date that they would otherwise have achieved”.
The IMB report clears the prison managers of any blame, and urges the government to suspend the sentencing exercise to allow a “more robust structure” to be put in place across the country.
The prison houses up to 523 category C male sex offenders, largely from the eastern region."
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/inspectors_give_their_verdict_on_conditions_for_sex_offenders_at_hmp_bure_in_norfolk_1_1660654
Inspectors give their verdict on conditions for sex offenders at HMP Bure in Norfolk
"The annual report into Norfolk’s prison for sex offenders has again highlighted “inappropriate” care and facilities for elderly and disabled prisoners.
For the third consecutive year, the issue has been flagged up in the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) report about HMP Bure, which opened in 2009 at the former RAF Coltishall.
It also highlights “totally unacceptable” handling of prisoners with indefinite sentences. A “serious lack of opportunity to complete programmes” means they are held “far beyond a release date that they would otherwise have achieved”.
The IMB report clears the prison managers of any blame, and urges the government to suspend the sentencing exercise to allow a “more robust structure” to be put in place across the country.
The prison houses up to 523 category C male sex offenders, largely from the eastern region."
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/inspectors_give_their_verdict_on_conditions_for_sex_offenders_at_hmp_bure_in_norfolk_1_1660654
Friday, 28 September 2012
Try Anger Management and Logic Classes, Richard
Sep 27 2012
Man branded a 'disgusting creep' avoids jail over child sex images
"But Judge Richard Griffith-Jones handed him a community order after delaying passing sentence to let his anger subside.
He told North: “In many years sitting on the bench it has been my misfortune to see disgusting images of abuse – and these are as bad as any I’ve seen.
“I tell you frankly, that if I had sentenced you before lunch, such was my anger, you would have had an immediate custodial sentence [good job you had a snack, so as to clear your mind, Richard].
“Sentence must not take place when the judge is angry; but it is anger I am happy to confess to, because any right-minded person would be angry at what those pictures showed [only the unright-minded person, would be unable to divorce, what the images appeared to show, from the case in hand].
“I suspect most people would have the same reaction as me and want to see you behind bars. [why, are they worryingly-emotional, too?]
“I have read a report which shows a different type of man to the disgusting creep [prejudicial and offensive] who accesses this sort of picture [evidence?].
“I want to stop you ever supplying [sic] this disgusting market [sic] by looking at such pictures [sic].
“The best way of doing that is to ensure you are subject to a programme in which, psychologically, you will have no hiding place [oh, please].”
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2012/09/27/man-branded-a-disgusting-creep-avoids-jail-over-child-sex-images-97319-31914944/#ixzz27j83RgE7
Man branded a 'disgusting creep' avoids jail over child sex images
"But Judge Richard Griffith-Jones handed him a community order after delaying passing sentence to let his anger subside.
He told North: “In many years sitting on the bench it has been my misfortune to see disgusting images of abuse – and these are as bad as any I’ve seen.
“I tell you frankly, that if I had sentenced you before lunch, such was my anger, you would have had an immediate custodial sentence [good job you had a snack, so as to clear your mind, Richard].
“Sentence must not take place when the judge is angry; but it is anger I am happy to confess to, because any right-minded person would be angry at what those pictures showed [only the unright-minded person, would be unable to divorce, what the images appeared to show, from the case in hand].
“I suspect most people would have the same reaction as me and want to see you behind bars. [why, are they worryingly-emotional, too?]
“I have read a report which shows a different type of man to the disgusting creep [prejudicial and offensive] who accesses this sort of picture [evidence?].
“I want to stop you ever supplying [sic] this disgusting market [sic] by looking at such pictures [sic].
“The best way of doing that is to ensure you are subject to a programme in which, psychologically, you will have no hiding place [oh, please].”
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2012/09/27/man-branded-a-disgusting-creep-avoids-jail-over-child-sex-images-97319-31914944/#ixzz27j83RgE7
Dr Denis MacShane - The Fair Weather Politician
Published date: 27 September 2012
MacShane calls for independent inquiry into sex grooming
"Call for action: Denis MacShane
ROTHERHAM MP Denis MacShane has welcomed re-assurances from South Yorkshire Police that they are to put extra resources into tackling allegations of child sex abuse in the town.
Rotherham has been at the centre of allegations in the national media this week of inaction over the grooming of young girls for sex by groups of older men.
South Yorkshire Police says it is taking the issue very seriously and has several live investigations under way.
And Dr MacShane says he has been heartened by the force’s reaction to the scandal."
http://rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/92636/macshane-calls-for-independent-inquiry-into-sex-grooming.aspx
SEX GROOMING: We let down some young girls, says Rotherham Council
http://rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/92644/sex-grooming-we-let-down-some-young-girls-says-rotherham-council.aspx
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Comment:
More to follow, about Denis.
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MacShane calls for independent inquiry into sex grooming
"Call for action: Denis MacShane
ROTHERHAM MP Denis MacShane has welcomed re-assurances from South Yorkshire Police that they are to put extra resources into tackling allegations of child sex abuse in the town.
Rotherham has been at the centre of allegations in the national media this week of inaction over the grooming of young girls for sex by groups of older men.
South Yorkshire Police says it is taking the issue very seriously and has several live investigations under way.
And Dr MacShane says he has been heartened by the force’s reaction to the scandal."
http://rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/92636/macshane-calls-for-independent-inquiry-into-sex-grooming.aspx
SEX GROOMING: We let down some young girls, says Rotherham Council
http://rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/92644/sex-grooming-we-let-down-some-young-girls-says-rotherham-council.aspx
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Comment:
More to follow, about Denis.
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Saturday, 22 September 2012
Watching The News Is As Serious As Murder
September 21. 2012 12:37AM
Judge says child pornography is as serious as actual assault
"BRENTWOOD — When a Salem man argued he should receive a suspended sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, the judge responded by explaining why he views the crime more seriously than he once did.
ZG, 20, was sentenced 2 to 4 years in state prison Wednesday morning on two counts of attempted possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty as part of a negotiated disposition.
Prosecutors focused their arguments on G’s criminal record, which included convictions for misdemeanor sexual assault and criminal threatening dating back to 2009.
Defense lawyer James Rosenberg argued that Gray was still a young man with a troubled past trying to turn around his life through a battery of counseling.
But Judge Kenneth McHugh said Gray’s case was more about deterring the public from committing similar crimes.
“I’m convinced this is as serious and sometimes a more serious crime than an actual sexual assault,” McHugh said while handing down the sentence.
His comments marked the second time in recent days that a Rockingham County judge said he believes child pornography needs to be taken more seriously by both the court and the public."
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120921/NEWHAMPSHIRE1411/709219923/1007/news09
Judge says child pornography is as serious as actual assault
"BRENTWOOD — When a Salem man argued he should receive a suspended sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, the judge responded by explaining why he views the crime more seriously than he once did.
ZG, 20, was sentenced 2 to 4 years in state prison Wednesday morning on two counts of attempted possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty as part of a negotiated disposition.
Prosecutors focused their arguments on G’s criminal record, which included convictions for misdemeanor sexual assault and criminal threatening dating back to 2009.
Defense lawyer James Rosenberg argued that Gray was still a young man with a troubled past trying to turn around his life through a battery of counseling.
But Judge Kenneth McHugh said Gray’s case was more about deterring the public from committing similar crimes.
“I’m convinced this is as serious and sometimes a more serious crime than an actual sexual assault,” McHugh said while handing down the sentence.
His comments marked the second time in recent days that a Rockingham County judge said he believes child pornography needs to be taken more seriously by both the court and the public."
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120921/NEWHAMPSHIRE1411/709219923/1007/news09
Friday, 31 August 2012
Keep Smiling, Ivan - So Much Waste
Published: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.
Lake County man gets prison in killing of neighbor he thought was child molester
"A Lake County man was sentenced Wednesday to 32-years-to-life in prison for killing a neighbor he mistook for a convicted child molester.
Ivan Oliver, 34, was convicted two weeks ago by a jury of first-degree murder for stabbing Michael Dodele 65 times at a Lakeport mobile home park.
He also was found guilty of a special allegation of using information from the Megan’s Law website to commit a felony. A confusing entry led Oliver to believe Dodele was a convicted child molester. Dodele, 67, was listed for being a serial rapist of adult women. He’d served more than 20 years in prison for his crimes and had been released just a month before he was killed.
Oliver had previously been convicted of stabbing a security guard who confronted him after he and some friends left a restaurant without paying.
At trial, Oliver testified he killed Dodele in self-defense. Oliver said he believed Dodele may have touched his son [which he will not see grow up] and that Dodele tried to stab him after he confronted him."
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120829/ARTICLES/120829470
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.
Lake County man gets prison in killing of neighbor he thought was child molester
"A Lake County man was sentenced Wednesday to 32-years-to-life in prison for killing a neighbor he mistook for a convicted child molester.
Ivan Oliver, 34, was convicted two weeks ago by a jury of first-degree murder for stabbing Michael Dodele 65 times at a Lakeport mobile home park.
He also was found guilty of a special allegation of using information from the Megan’s Law website to commit a felony. A confusing entry led Oliver to believe Dodele was a convicted child molester. Dodele, 67, was listed for being a serial rapist of adult women. He’d served more than 20 years in prison for his crimes and had been released just a month before he was killed.
Oliver had previously been convicted of stabbing a security guard who confronted him after he and some friends left a restaurant without paying.
At trial, Oliver testified he killed Dodele in self-defense. Oliver said he believed Dodele may have touched his son [which he will not see grow up] and that Dodele tried to stab him after he confronted him."
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120829/ARTICLES/120829470
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Indiana Wants You
1:46 p.m. EST, August 28, 2012
Indiana sex offender list violates due process: court
"A federal appeals court said Indiana's sex and violent offender registry unconstitutionally violated the due process rights of thousands of registrants because it did not give them a chance to fix mistakes.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago rejected arguments by the Indiana Department of Correction that it was not directly responsible for errors in the registry, which contains about 24,000 names, and that registrants had other procedures to challenge mistakes.
Concluding that erroneous labeling as a "sexually violent predator" implicated a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause, the 7th Circuit noted that Indiana had recently begun letting current prisoners challenge pending registry listings, but gave other registrants no such opportunity.
"The policy provides no process whatsoever to an entire class of registrants -- those who are not incarcerated," and is therefore "constitutionally insufficient," Circuit Judge Diane Wood wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel."
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-08-28/news/sns-rt-us-usa-sexcrimes-indianabre87r0ud-20120828_1_sexually-violent-predator-registry-offender-list
Indiana sex offender list violates due process: court
"A federal appeals court said Indiana's sex and violent offender registry unconstitutionally violated the due process rights of thousands of registrants because it did not give them a chance to fix mistakes.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago rejected arguments by the Indiana Department of Correction that it was not directly responsible for errors in the registry, which contains about 24,000 names, and that registrants had other procedures to challenge mistakes.
Concluding that erroneous labeling as a "sexually violent predator" implicated a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause, the 7th Circuit noted that Indiana had recently begun letting current prisoners challenge pending registry listings, but gave other registrants no such opportunity.
"The policy provides no process whatsoever to an entire class of registrants -- those who are not incarcerated," and is therefore "constitutionally insufficient," Circuit Judge Diane Wood wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel."
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-08-28/news/sns-rt-us-usa-sexcrimes-indianabre87r0ud-20120828_1_sexually-violent-predator-registry-offender-list
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
What A Wig Believes
8:00am Wednesday 22nd August 2012
Police to meet CPS after Teddington sex attack trial collapse
"A detective chief inspector is due to meet the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to discuss a collapsed sex case trial and how to continue the police investigation.
Detective Chief Inspector Debra Towns, of Richmond police, will talk with the CPS branch crown prosecutor about the acquittal of 24-year-old JB."
"It came after Judge David Higgins blasted prosecutors’ “extraordinarily inept case”, saying he did not believe one man was behind the attacks on two women and two teenage girls near Teddington Lock."
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/9885625.Police_to_meet_CPS_after_sex_attack_trial_collapse/
Police to meet CPS after Teddington sex attack trial collapse
"A detective chief inspector is due to meet the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to discuss a collapsed sex case trial and how to continue the police investigation.
Detective Chief Inspector Debra Towns, of Richmond police, will talk with the CPS branch crown prosecutor about the acquittal of 24-year-old JB."
"It came after Judge David Higgins blasted prosecutors’ “extraordinarily inept case”, saying he did not believe one man was behind the attacks on two women and two teenage girls near Teddington Lock."
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/9885625.Police_to_meet_CPS_after_sex_attack_trial_collapse/
Monday, 23 July 2012
Much Worse Still, They Had His Details
Monday 23 July 2012 07:00
Council sent sex offender’s details to Southwick family ‘in error’
"A YOUNG family sent the details of a convicted paedophile [sic] by mistake have been left wondering if their information is in safe hands.
Stephen and Claire Slark were shocked to find notification of a supervision order, giving the personal information of a sex offender, including name, date of birth and list of offences, in among paperwork sent to them by West Sussex County Council.
Claire, of Locks Court, Southwick, said the couple were now deeply concerned information about her three children could now be in the hands of a paedophile [sic]."
http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/local/council-sent-sex-offender-s-details-to-southwick-family-in-error-1-4080702
Council sent sex offender’s details to Southwick family ‘in error’
"A YOUNG family sent the details of a convicted paedophile [sic] by mistake have been left wondering if their information is in safe hands.
Stephen and Claire Slark were shocked to find notification of a supervision order, giving the personal information of a sex offender, including name, date of birth and list of offences, in among paperwork sent to them by West Sussex County Council.
Claire, of Locks Court, Southwick, said the couple were now deeply concerned information about her three children could now be in the hands of a paedophile [sic]."
http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/local/council-sent-sex-offender-s-details-to-southwick-family-in-error-1-4080702
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