Monday 07 October 2013
"Anita Anand explores the taboo topic of teachers having relationships with their students. It should never happen but it does but the law is clear: teachers are in loco parentis and as such cannot have a relationship with a student under the age of 18. Not only is it a criminal offence, it is a fully recognised abuse of the position of trust that the teacher is in - it applies even if the pupil is over the age of consent and the relationship is consensual.
In this documentary Anita hears the views of teachers and head teachers on what happens when a relationship crosses the line to become "inappropriate". She asks what support, if any, is offered to individuals who find themselves involved with those they teach. And have modern teaching methods and a more informal approach made it harder to define the line which should not be crossed by students or teachers?"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03c30cm
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Posted on October 8, 2013
Teachers and sexual relationships with students aged 16+
"Sexual relationships between teachers and pupils aged 16 and over have been happening for a long time. Similarly, for a long time, there has been a feeling that, once at the age of consent, a sexual relationship between consenting adults – irrespective of the student/teacher relationship – is not one into which the law should intrude. Parliament has seen otherwise and since 2001, there have been specific ‘abuse of trust’ offences.
Some teachers get into sexual relationships with students who are under the age of 16. This post is not concerned with such cases and is not about revisiting whether sexual activity with children is wrong."
http://thesexualoffenceshandbook.com/2013/10/08/teachers-and-sexual-relationships-with-students-aged-16
Showing posts with label Stress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stress. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Could It Have? Either Way, We Are So Very Sorry
Monday, November 12, 2012
Cleared: Man who died on way to child porn court hearing
"A MAN who collapsed and died on his way to court to face child pornography charges has had his named cleared.
Today the widow of NS, who has battled to prove her late husband was innocent, expressed her relief as a judge said he did not believe the prosecution would have been successful.
As reported in The Herald, Mr S collapsed in a car park on Royal Parade as he made his way to a hearing at Plymouth Crown Court in September to face the charges, which he vehemently denied.
It has not been revealed what caused Mr S to collapse but his family said the sex accusations had placed him under a lot of pressure and he was suffering from stress at the time.
Following the tragedy the case was closed.
But his family launched a legal bid to clear the 57-year-old's name and to win back legal costs.
Now Judge Barry Cotter, after reviewing the papers, said that he believed the prosecution would "not have been successful"
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/story-17299491-detail/story.html
Monday, November 12, 2012
HERALD COMMENT
"THERE can be few more damaging accusations to make against a man than to suggest he looks at child pornography.
The very suggestion is enough to destroy a reputation. It is a slur so heinous and so difficult to deny that it could wreck a life with a single whisper - whether true or not..
That may have been the case with NS. Imagine that morning in September as he walked toward Plymouth Crown Court - he was an innocent man due to be accused of being the most monstrous type of pervert. It is hard to imagine a more stressful situation. We shall never know whether it caused his death but it seems a remarkable coincidence if it did not.
For some families that may have been the tragic conclusion but Mr S’s relatives were determined that they would fight on to clear his name. Today we report how a judge has now said the overwhelming likelihood is that Mr S would not have been convicted if the case had made its way in front of a jury.
This was welcomed by Mr S’s widow, Caroline. Her resolute battle for justice must be commended. But the judge’s words were, at best, small comfort for a family of an innocent man which has lost so much.
This tragic story comes at a time when hysteria about child sex offenders has reached an unprecedented frenzy. The shocking revelations about Jimmy Savile and the entirely false accusations made against Lord McAlpine have led the Prime Minister, among others, to warn of a ‘witch hunt’. All decent people want to see sex offenders - particularly those whose offending involves children - brought to justice. But justice involves the calm appraisal of evidence and the opportunity to defend innocence.
The statement from the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to Mr S reminds us that under British law we are innocent until proven guilty. But simply the act of making an accusation of the sort made against Mr S is enough to lead many to assume guilt with the cynical view that there is no smoke without fire.
The police and prosecutors have an incredibly difficult job to do but we hope this case has given them reason to think even more carefully before levelling such an accusation and ask if the evidence really justifies the inevitable damage that will be caused. In Mr S’s tragic case a judge has indicated that may not have been so."
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Innocence-defence-charge/story-17299497-detail/story.html
Bid to clear name of Plymouth man who died on way to court
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Bid-clear-Plymouth-man-died-way-court/story-17106901-detail/story.html
Crown court to hear indecent images case
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Crown-court-hear-indecent-images-case/story-13787351-detail/story.html
Man accused of child porn offences died on day of his trial
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Man-accused-child-porn-offences-died-day-trial/story-16987760-detail/story.html
Man bailed
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Man-bailed/story-14995390-detail/story.html
Child porn trial
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Child-porn-trial/story-16044104-detail/story.html
Suspected pervert who collapsed and died outside court would have been found NOT GUILTY
http://swns.com/news/suspected-pervert-collapsed-died-court-guilty-27508/
Cleared: Man who died on way to child porn court hearing
"A MAN who collapsed and died on his way to court to face child pornography charges has had his named cleared.
Today the widow of NS, who has battled to prove her late husband was innocent, expressed her relief as a judge said he did not believe the prosecution would have been successful.
As reported in The Herald, Mr S collapsed in a car park on Royal Parade as he made his way to a hearing at Plymouth Crown Court in September to face the charges, which he vehemently denied.
It has not been revealed what caused Mr S to collapse but his family said the sex accusations had placed him under a lot of pressure and he was suffering from stress at the time.
Following the tragedy the case was closed.
But his family launched a legal bid to clear the 57-year-old's name and to win back legal costs.
Now Judge Barry Cotter, after reviewing the papers, said that he believed the prosecution would "not have been successful"
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/story-17299491-detail/story.html
Monday, November 12, 2012
HERALD COMMENT
"THERE can be few more damaging accusations to make against a man than to suggest he looks at child pornography.
The very suggestion is enough to destroy a reputation. It is a slur so heinous and so difficult to deny that it could wreck a life with a single whisper - whether true or not..
That may have been the case with NS. Imagine that morning in September as he walked toward Plymouth Crown Court - he was an innocent man due to be accused of being the most monstrous type of pervert. It is hard to imagine a more stressful situation. We shall never know whether it caused his death but it seems a remarkable coincidence if it did not.
For some families that may have been the tragic conclusion but Mr S’s relatives were determined that they would fight on to clear his name. Today we report how a judge has now said the overwhelming likelihood is that Mr S would not have been convicted if the case had made its way in front of a jury.
This was welcomed by Mr S’s widow, Caroline. Her resolute battle for justice must be commended. But the judge’s words were, at best, small comfort for a family of an innocent man which has lost so much.
This tragic story comes at a time when hysteria about child sex offenders has reached an unprecedented frenzy. The shocking revelations about Jimmy Savile and the entirely false accusations made against Lord McAlpine have led the Prime Minister, among others, to warn of a ‘witch hunt’. All decent people want to see sex offenders - particularly those whose offending involves children - brought to justice. But justice involves the calm appraisal of evidence and the opportunity to defend innocence.
The statement from the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to Mr S reminds us that under British law we are innocent until proven guilty. But simply the act of making an accusation of the sort made against Mr S is enough to lead many to assume guilt with the cynical view that there is no smoke without fire.
The police and prosecutors have an incredibly difficult job to do but we hope this case has given them reason to think even more carefully before levelling such an accusation and ask if the evidence really justifies the inevitable damage that will be caused. In Mr S’s tragic case a judge has indicated that may not have been so."
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Innocence-defence-charge/story-17299497-detail/story.html
Bid to clear name of Plymouth man who died on way to court
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Bid-clear-Plymouth-man-died-way-court/story-17106901-detail/story.html
Crown court to hear indecent images case
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Crown-court-hear-indecent-images-case/story-13787351-detail/story.html
Man accused of child porn offences died on day of his trial
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Man-accused-child-porn-offences-died-day-trial/story-16987760-detail/story.html
Man bailed
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Man-bailed/story-14995390-detail/story.html
Child porn trial
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Child-porn-trial/story-16044104-detail/story.html
Suspected pervert who collapsed and died outside court would have been found NOT GUILTY
http://swns.com/news/suspected-pervert-collapsed-died-court-guilty-27508/
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
We Have Been There
Updated 6:42 a.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2012
'Stress' blamed at child porn sentencing
"Man to serve 9-year term in prison for distributing images of children
A longtime data specialist for the state Department of Economic Development was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in federal prison for possessing and distributing hundreds of images of child pornography — a crime he attributed to his "unusual level of stress."
LM.G, 56, of Albany who has a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy and who taught statistics for 20 years at Empire State College, also was sentenced to lifetime supervision, which will take effect after his release."
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Stress-blamed-at-child-porn-sentencing-3894029.php#ixzz27aiSDztU
'Stress' blamed at child porn sentencing
"Man to serve 9-year term in prison for distributing images of children
A longtime data specialist for the state Department of Economic Development was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in federal prison for possessing and distributing hundreds of images of child pornography — a crime he attributed to his "unusual level of stress."
LM.G, 56, of Albany who has a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy and who taught statistics for 20 years at Empire State College, also was sentenced to lifetime supervision, which will take effect after his release."
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Stress-blamed-at-child-porn-sentencing-3894029.php#ixzz27aiSDztU
Friday, 7 September 2012
Would Not Mean He Was Even If He Did
September 7, 2012
M not a paedophile: psychologist
"AM, pictured walking into court at an earlier hearing.
A psychologist treating former ABC presenter AM has told a court he viewed child pornography because of work stress and not for sexual gratification.
Janet Haines has told the Tasmanian Supreme Court there were no indicators M could be considered a paedophile.
She said the 36-year-old fell into a small [?] group of offenders, recognised by new studies [?], who viewed child pornography for other reasons.
The former host of the ABC's television show Collectors and its Hobart breakfast radio program has pleaded guilty to three charges of accessing and possessing child exploitation material.
Dr Haines had previously provided a psychologist's report to the court to be considered prior to sentencing.
She was required to give evidence after Commonwealth prosecutor Maitland Lincoln took issue with the report's finding that M had no sexual interest in children.
Dr Haines said M had developed a dissociation condition after working up to seven days a week in the two ABC jobs."
"Dr Haines said she would have been ethically obliged to treat Muirhead differently if she had believed he was a paedophile [how? why?]".
http://www.theage.com.au/national/muirhead-not-a-paedophile-psychologist-20120907-25iwn.html
M not a paedophile, court told
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-07/muirhead-not-a-paedophile2c-court-told/4248456?section=tas
M not a paedophile: psychologist
"AM, pictured walking into court at an earlier hearing.
A psychologist treating former ABC presenter AM has told a court he viewed child pornography because of work stress and not for sexual gratification.
Janet Haines has told the Tasmanian Supreme Court there were no indicators M could be considered a paedophile.
She said the 36-year-old fell into a small [?] group of offenders, recognised by new studies [?], who viewed child pornography for other reasons.
The former host of the ABC's television show Collectors and its Hobart breakfast radio program has pleaded guilty to three charges of accessing and possessing child exploitation material.
Dr Haines had previously provided a psychologist's report to the court to be considered prior to sentencing.
She was required to give evidence after Commonwealth prosecutor Maitland Lincoln took issue with the report's finding that M had no sexual interest in children.
Dr Haines said M had developed a dissociation condition after working up to seven days a week in the two ABC jobs."
"Dr Haines said she would have been ethically obliged to treat Muirhead differently if she had believed he was a paedophile [how? why?]".
http://www.theage.com.au/national/muirhead-not-a-paedophile-psychologist-20120907-25iwn.html
M not a paedophile, court told
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-07/muirhead-not-a-paedophile2c-court-told/4248456?section=tas
Monday, 20 August 2012
Exactly What The Vigilantes Want
August 20, 2012 - 7:16AM
Stress on sex offenders increases risk of re-offending
"Rehabilitation programs help to reduce these offences in the community.
Making child sex offenders feel unwelcome could only increase their risk of re-offending, according to an expert in the field.
Melbourne University criminology fellow Mayumi Purvis, who has worked with child sex offenders to reintegrate them into society, said a holistic approach to rehabilitation was needed.
"If we're serious about this we have to be holistic in working with this as they will invariably end up back in the community," she said.
Dr Purvis said while many people supported the idea of rehabilitation in theory, in practise it was not always the case.
She said some concern from parents was understandable but attempts to push a child sex offenders out of a suburb may have harmful effects.
"Stress and inability to cope are often a risk factor to offending," Dr Purvis said.
"That pressure and terrorising of them, abusing them in the streets; that is elevating their risk [of re-offending] tragically."
She said child sex offenders were far less likely to re-offend than most other criminals."
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/stress-on-sex-offenders-increases-risk-of-reoffending-20120816-24b0y.html#ixzz2467IbOge
Friday, August 17 2012
Decor firm boss Malcolm Reeves threatens to throw himself under a train
"R's case was heard at Canterbury crown court
An interior decor firm manager caught ogling sick child porn threatened to throw himself a under a train or bus if he was ever freed.
"Judge James O'Mahony told Reeves that real children had been abused [weasel word] so that trade [sic] in pornographic images [sic] could exist [and?].
He went on: "You said yourself that people who do this sort of thing should be hung. I'm not saying that, but your perception probably chimes with a great deal of people in the community [and?] - it's a horrible offence [why?].
"I think it's abhorrent to you [I wonder why?] and you have suffered and will continue to suffer for what you have done [why should he?]. Nothing can justify it or excuse it [why not?], but there is hope for you [we do hope so, but, no thanks to you and yours, Mr O'Mahony]."
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/august/18/decor_firm_boss_caught_ogling.aspx
Stress on sex offenders increases risk of re-offending
"Rehabilitation programs help to reduce these offences in the community.
Making child sex offenders feel unwelcome could only increase their risk of re-offending, according to an expert in the field.
Melbourne University criminology fellow Mayumi Purvis, who has worked with child sex offenders to reintegrate them into society, said a holistic approach to rehabilitation was needed.
"If we're serious about this we have to be holistic in working with this as they will invariably end up back in the community," she said.
Dr Purvis said while many people supported the idea of rehabilitation in theory, in practise it was not always the case.
She said some concern from parents was understandable but attempts to push a child sex offenders out of a suburb may have harmful effects.
"Stress and inability to cope are often a risk factor to offending," Dr Purvis said.
"That pressure and terrorising of them, abusing them in the streets; that is elevating their risk [of re-offending] tragically."
She said child sex offenders were far less likely to re-offend than most other criminals."
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/stress-on-sex-offenders-increases-risk-of-reoffending-20120816-24b0y.html#ixzz2467IbOge
Friday, August 17 2012
Decor firm boss Malcolm Reeves threatens to throw himself under a train
"R's case was heard at Canterbury crown court
An interior decor firm manager caught ogling sick child porn threatened to throw himself a under a train or bus if he was ever freed.
"Judge James O'Mahony told Reeves that real children had been abused [weasel word] so that trade [sic] in pornographic images [sic] could exist [and?].
He went on: "You said yourself that people who do this sort of thing should be hung. I'm not saying that, but your perception probably chimes with a great deal of people in the community [and?] - it's a horrible offence [why?].
"I think it's abhorrent to you [I wonder why?] and you have suffered and will continue to suffer for what you have done [why should he?]. Nothing can justify it or excuse it [why not?], but there is hope for you [we do hope so, but, no thanks to you and yours, Mr O'Mahony]."
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2012/august/18/decor_firm_boss_caught_ogling.aspx
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