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Absolute *** of our time Pt.MXXVI

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ADK

ADK

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I'll be honest I couldn't really care less about some dogs dying in a fire.

 

I do actually like dogs though, amazing creatures, but they aren't humans.

davieG

davieG

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A welfare helper at a Rosminian-run Catholic boarding school has been jailed for sexually abusing a pupil, in the 1980’s.

Francis Belt (72) pleaded guilty to two counts of gross indecency at Ratcliffe College, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, when the boy was between 13 and 15 years.

Leicester Crown Court was told that when the matter came to light Belt was moved elsewhere as the Rosminian Order covered up the scandal.

The victim was then made to write an apology letter to his abuser.

 

Belt worked in a pastoral role offering support to the pupils – especially the homesick or lonely ones - as well as helping with sports, other activities and doing maintenance jobs.

Jailing him for 12-months, Judge Nicholas Dean QC said: “In the early 1980’s you worked at Ratcliffe College and were a member of the Rosminian Order and whether or not you taught or had any formal status in the school, the fact is you were in a position of trust regarding pupils.

“You provided emotional support to young boys attending the school.

“You betrayed that trust and you have harmed the complainant very considerably.

“It’s hard to overstate the effect of your behaviour upon him.

“He’s lived with worry and guilt for over 30 years, and felt a sense of deep shame for that period of time, and wasn’t able to tell his mother, even in her dying days, what he’d suffered at your hands.

“The order you served at the school seems to have swept it under the carpet and moved you elsewhere.

“It would have been better for everyone for these matters to have been disclosed.

“That they weren’t isn’t your fault; but you never came forward to admit what you’d done and waited until the complaint was made.

“You’re 72 and other than this behaviour you’ve led a good life in which you have served others with self-sacrifice.

“There was a significant element of grooming and a significant disparity in age.”

Belt has most recently been living in a retirement home run by the Rosminian Order, at St Mary’s, Derryswood, Cranleigh Road, Wonersh, Guildford, Surrey.

James Varley, prosecuting, said the victim is now in his 40’s.

At school, he was homesick and bereft following the death of a relative, making him “very vulnerable.”

Mr Varley said: “The defendant would let the boys into his private quarters to listen to his citizens’ band radio and drink pop.

“He also took the opportunity to expose himself and wash himself in front of those boys.

“He got them to squirt water with syringes at him whilst he was naked.”

Belt also behaved in a lewd manner, again exposing himself, when the boy visited him alone.

In his personal impact statement the victim said he was simply told Belt was leaving and forced to write an apology letter to him.

Mr Varley said years later he contacted the Rosminian Order without any “significant response.”

He said the Rosminian Order came under the spotlight, in a 2011 BBC documentary “Abused: Breaking The Silence” highlighted abuse on pupils 50 years ago at another Leicestershire institution, Grace Dieu Manor School.

Paul Tubb, mitigating, said: “He deeply regrets this and accepts full culpability for what happened 30 years ago.

“He joined the Rosminian Order in 1962 and was 21 when he joined Ratcliffe College two years later where he stayed for 22 years – and for the majority of that time was a law abiding citizen.

“He’s spent the last 30 years as an assistant chaplain at the University Hospital of Wales.”

When the defendant was arrested in 2012 the Rosminian Order contacted the Catholic Safeguarding representatives who imposed a covenant of care placing restrictions on his liberty and requiring him to notify six people of his whereabouts.

“He was an unpaid maintenance assistance and was never a teacher but did have a pastoral role, said Mr Tubb.

Following the case the headmaster and chairman of governors at Ratcliffe issued this statement:

“Ratcliffe College is able to confirm that Francis Belt, who worked at the college during the early 1980s, has accepted responsibility for his actions and pleaded guilty to the offences with which he was charged.

“We hope his guilty plea will go some way to healing the wounds which he caused many years ago.

“On behalf of Ratcliffe College, we would like to say how sorry we are that any abuse took place towards any child, however long ago, while they were at this school.

“The behaviour of anyone who abuses children, and betrays trust placed in them, is abhorrent and should be dealt with firmly.

“It is difficult for anyone within the school to comment further on the particular individual named in the case, as it was nearly 30 years ago when the incident occurred and very few details are available.

“Nevertheless, we are mindful not to let the inexcusable behaviour of this particular individual tarnish the dedicated and hardworking staff in our school today.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank our current staff for their unstinting efforts to ensure Ratcliffe College continues to have a strong, dedicated and caring staff that place the pastoral care of the current students at the heart of all they do and as their highest priority.

“We are proud to have received outstanding reports from our latest ISI and Ofsted inspections that identify such professional care and compassion.

“The board of governors and the senior leadership team here at Ratcliffe College remain dedicated to providing the best pastoral care and safeguarding for our students.”


Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Welfare-worker-Catholic-boarding-school-pupils/story-22931576-detail/story.html#ixzz3DTHn8y1b 
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Guest MattP

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For Matt. I think the tally is pretty even across the political parties. Plus there are those with the money and contacts that go unnoticed.

 

http://mariamuir.com/british-politics-a-list-of-mps-convicted-of-sex-offences/

 

Have you read the article Ken?  It isn't - the clue is here lol "To See full Labour List go HERE (opens in new window)"

 

The tally is, (from the link you posted)

 

Conservative - 8

 

Labour - 48

 

Lib Dem - 4

 

 

Thanks for the link to that Labour site mind, will have a read of that, at first glance it appears they have bigger problems with this sort of thing than even I thought.

Guest MattP

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It claims to be a list of MPs, but all I'm seeing is Harvey Proctor and a lot of minor local politicians.

Or am I missing something?

 

Couldn't find any MP's either. And what Harvey Proctor plead guilty for is totally legal now anyway.

Rincewind

Rincewind

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It claims to be a list of MPs, but all I'm seeing is Harvey Proctor and a lot of minor local politicians.

Or am I missing something?

No you are not missing anything. They are the ones convicted and as you say they are minor MP's not worth covering up and can be sacrificed. Look at what happened at the BBC. Look further down the page  there is something from William Haig (was he Labour?) Thet are all as bad as each other but some have better friends than others.

How does being minor MP's excuse their actions?

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Guest MattP

Guest MattP

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No you are not missing anything. They are the ones convicted and as you say they are minor MP's not worth covering up and can be sacrificed. Look at what happened at the BBC. Look further down the page  there is something from William Haig (was he Labour?) Thet are all as bad as each other but some have better friends than others.

How does being minor MP's excuse their actions?

 

'Minor MP's' - 'Haig was Labour' - 'Better Friends'

 

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Guest MattP

Guest MattP

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How does being minor MP's excuse their actions?

 

What's a minor MP? Do you mean a backbencher?

 

If so on that link you posted there isn't a single one actually on there that has been convicted of an offence relating to child sex charges.

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Rincewind

Rincewind

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Ken, things have certainly gone down hill since Panj Paani went down the pan!!! lol

We have been asked to do some spots during the Leicester DocFilm Festival which could lead to a revival.

The owner of Panj Pani was a Sikh who set up the station to help those with mental issues among other things within the Sikh community.

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purpleronnie

purpleronnie

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Can I nominate this ****ing coward piece of shit.

 

 

Florida man kills his daughter and her six children
 

A grandfather shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in Bell, Florida, police have said.

The children range in age from three months to 10 years old, said Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz.

The authorities have identified the gunman as Don Charles Spirit, 51.

Schultz said a colleague responded to reports of a shooting on Thursday afternoon and on arrival made contact with Spirit before he killed himself.

_77681595_77681594.jpgSpirit was in prison in 2006

"I haven't seen anything like this at all," said Schultz.

"This county, this community is going to be devastated from this. It is a small county, we are all family here.

"We're asking for prayers for this community and the families involved."

After Spirit took his own life, police found the other seven bodies in the house, although there were other people there who were still alive.

Spirit, who was known to police previously, was the only suspect, said Schultz.

According to the Florida Department of Corrections, the grandfather was once behind bars for a gun charge, and was released in February 2006.

Bell is a town of about 350 people located 30 miles west of Gainesville.

Multiple shootings in the US have happened in schools, colleges, military institutions, shopping malls and homes. Each time innocent victims die, but this rural community has been shaken by the multiple killing, says the BBC's Tom Esslemont in Washington.

It is likely to reopen a painful debate about gun ownership, but is unlikely to change deeply entrenched polarised views, our correspondent adds.

 

Dr The Singh

Dr The Singh

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We have been asked to do some spots during the Leicester DocFilm Festival which could lead to a revival.

The owner of Panj Pani was a Sikh who set up the station to help those with mental issues among other things within the Sikh community.

That's good news, lets hope it comes back on air soon!!!

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Steven

Steven

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Archbishop 'put welfare of sex abuser priest before child victims': Judge says actions allowed paedophile to escape exposure or punishment

 

  • Report claims Church of England Archbishop covered up abuser's crimes
  • Judge Sally Cahill said Lord Hope allowed reverend to escape punishment
  • Sex offender priest, The Very Reverend Robert Waddington, died in 2007
  • Report listed seven breaches of Church safeguarding rules by Lord Hope

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2804151/Archbishop-welfare-sex-abuser-priest-child-victims-Judge-says-actions-allowed-paedophile-escape-exposure-punishment.html

Steven

Steven

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Pair of thugs pushed a deaf and blind man onto train tracks then punched him in the face when he tried to climb back onto the platform

  • Daniel Webster, 23, and Niall Martin, 24, got into row at Chelmsford station
  • Pair attacked 31-year-old, who is deaf and blind, along with his brother
  • Threw brothers on to tracks and punched them as they tried to climb up
  • Police say 'horrifying' case is 'one of the most appalling' they have seen
  • Martin is already free despite being handed nine month sentence for ABH

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2805072/Thugs-pushed-blind-deaf-man-busy-railway-track-punched-face-tried-climb-station-platform-jailed.html

bovril

bovril

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Pair of thugs pushed a deaf and blind man onto train tracks then punched him in the face when he tried to climb back onto the platform

  • Daniel Webster, 23, and Niall Martin, 24, got into row at Chelmsford station
  • Pair attacked 31-year-old, who is deaf and blind, along with his brother
  • Threw brothers on to tracks and punched them as they tried to climb up
  • Police say 'horrifying' case is 'one of the most appalling' they have seen
  • Martin is already free despite being handed nine month sentence for ABH

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2805072/Thugs-pushed-blind-deaf-man-busy-railway-track-punched-face-tried-climb-station-platform-jailed.html

 

 

The kind of people for whom the term 'absolute cvnt' was invented. What utter shit bags.

Webbo

Webbo

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Pair of thugs pushed a deaf and blind man onto train tracks then punched him in the face when he tried to climb back onto the platform

  • Daniel Webster, 23, and Niall Martin, 24, got into row at Chelmsford station
  • Pair attacked 31-year-old, who is deaf and blind, along with his brother
  • Threw brothers on to tracks and punched them as they tried to climb up
  • Police say 'horrifying' case is 'one of the most appalling' they have seen
  • Martin is already free despite being handed nine month sentence for ABH

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2805072/Thugs-pushed-blind-deaf-man-busy-railway-track-punched-face-tried-climb-station-platform-jailed.html

 

Probably on drugs.

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Unabomber

Unabomber

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Didn't know folk still did the whole spray some lynx at a lighter thing. Was cool back in the day but don't do it now and deffo don't aim it at army folk, not on at all imo.

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