So now another DJ - Neil (Dr) Fox has been arrested on historical sex offence charges.....

 

Seriously, when is this going to end? I fully appreciate that any sex offence is abhorrent; but whether or not he "did" what he has been accused of, in different times, we had different tolerance levels and different degrees of what was and was not acceptable behaviour. Besides, in all honesty, unless the accused actually admits his crime, then in the absence of hard and undisputed evidence, surely any jury must acquit on the grounds of "reasonable doubt"

 

In most incidences, after 20 or more years, it's just a case of "he said, she said"

 

IMO there should be a statute of limitations on such issues - and after x years, there cannot be any reasonable, substantial, case for someone to answer to. Plus why waste tax payers' money in attempting to secure a conviction so long after the event. Surely police and CPS time is better spent elsewhere - like investigating current issues and maintaining law and order in the present day.

 

I don't mean to demean real victims of abuse, but anyone attempting to jump on the bandwagon of accusing celebrities of a historic sex crime should bloody well get over themselves and move on. If it was so traumatic, then why not report it 20 years ago FFS......:nono:

Its funny how time changes a lot of things ?

 

Benny Hill used to be funny, now he is seen as an old lech ?

 

Golliwogs used to advertise marmalade ?

 

Black and white minstrels used to be family entertainment ?

 

Top Gear used to be good ? (too soon ) ?

 

And now it turns out that the only star from the 70`s that wasnt a deviant was a Dalek !! Stairs was his downfall !!

 

I blame Calimero meself ! Its An Injustice !!

 

Alan.........

 

LOL - but so true...... Although I still think Benny hill is funny...:wink:

Its funny how time changes a lot of things ?

 

Benny Hill used to be funny, now he is seen as an old lech ?

 

Golliwogs used to advertise marmalade ?

 

Black and white minstrels used to be family entertainment ?

 

Top Gear used to be good ? (too soon ) ?

 

And now it turns out that the only star from the 70`s that wasnt a deviant was a Dalek !! Stairs was his downfall !!I blame Calimero meself ! Its An Injustice !!

 

Alan.........

 

:lol::lol: "you will get undressed....you will get undressed....you will get undressed"

:lol::lol: "you will get undressed....you will get undressed....you will get undressed"

 

PMSL.....:lol:

Really? Was that decided afterwards; as all reports I read said specifically that he would not be placed on it....:confused:

 

From the court records:

 

http://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/David-Griffin-14053-1.law

 

if that link doesn't work (sign in/register) here is the page in pdf:

 

Criminal sentence - David Griffin - court_ Southwark Crown Court.pdf

From the court records:

 

http://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/David-Griffin-14053-1.law

 

if that link doesn't work (sign in/register) here is the page in pdf:

 

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I guess not everything one reads in the press is true then....:wink:

 

Although it does make sense, what the papers said; since the offence occurred in 1995 - and there was no sex offenders' register back then - our laws can be fickle like that.