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>>Ian Huntley was allowed to go on raping young women, >>and it was not until he actually murdered two little >>girls that his catalogue of crime was finally closed. > >Look at the terms you use. Ian Huntly was not >"allowed" to rape people; he was "able" to do so. > >Presumably you don't think that Huntley should have >been discriminated against on the basis of innuendo >and allegations? > >I have had a great deal of experience of dealing with >multi-agency referrals and it is nonsense to say that >the police and social services do nothing when there >is real evidence of a crime having been committed. > >True, cases are often dropped or not pursued, but not >as you suggest, because the authorities are themselves >corrupt (or themselves involved in abuse rings) but >because the CPS knows that evidence won't hold up in >court. > >CRB checks only reveal convictions and without those a >man is presumed innocent. > >Only the other day colleagues and I were talking about >that terrible case of a TV presented whose career was >blighted when a rape allegation was made against him. >It was investigated and no case was found by the >police and I believe the allegant's credibility was >questioned when it was found that she had accused >another innocent man out of malice before. > >If we follow your logic, the very fact that this man >had been accused of rape makes him guilty. And >presumably you think this means that he is now >"ALLOWED to rape". > >The reason Ian Huntley could work in a school was that >he had never been convicted of anything. But you seem >to be saying that every person who has ever had an >allegation against them should be presumed guilty and >banned from schools, etc? If so, you would have to ban >most teachers (for whom a threat of a malicious >allegation by a rebellious kid is a regular feature of >the job). > >My experience is that if you refer a case to social >services and have a credible suspicion they leap into >action straight away. My last case (two weeks ago) >they were at the school the same afternoon and they >and safeguarding/police saw the child and the parent >that day and took appropriate action. > >I have nothing but respect for these guys, who take it >all very seriously indeed. I find them fantastically >professional.
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