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[Closed] Naming Convicted Peadophiles - Any Legal Types?

councilof10 · 2017-08-31T14:26:15Z

Bit of a rambling 'thinking-out-loud' type post, so apologies in advance. My neighbour was convicted of possessing and distributing child porn around 5 years ago and served 1 year of a 2 year prison sentence. Since leaving prison, he was virtually housebound due to disability, but having recently had a leg amputated, he's now very active, walking around the local parks and roads. Due to some sort of weird inverse snobbery, a lot of villagers seem to want to sweep it under the carpet, so 5 years after his conviction, his crimes are largely forgotten, and due to a lot of new housing development in the village, a lot of people are unaware that he's a convicted peadophile. To make matters worse, he seems to be getting a bit of a reputation as the nice old one-legged man who's always keen to stop and have a chat. Am I wrong to feel angry and concerned that he's enjoying wandering around pretty much unencumbered by his past crimes? There are 2 primary schools in the village, so a lot of young families, many of whom I'm sure would be horrified to know that the friendly old monoped that they chat to with the kids has been to prison for viewing (and selling!) the worst category of child sexual abuse images... But it seems many locals would rather keep quiet than openly discuss the fact that they share their village with a monster. What is the legal position relating to making his recent past a little more widely known?

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Gary_C

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3) The OP might be a returnee to STW under a new name? Or have I got this wrong?

Not wrong. Shibboleth is just but one of his previous incarnations, gets banned, then reappears a while later. Perhaps he's got narcissistic personality disorder...

Posted : 02/09/2017 7:11 pm

finephilly

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I guess this is the realm of a PCSO. If it is an issue I would suggest campaigning to have a crb check on every member of your community given to local law enforcement. Seems a bit Ott though.

Posted : 03/09/2017 7:42 am

finephilly

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ohh I've fallen for a troll. d'oh!

Posted : 03/09/2017 8:00 am

natrix

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steal his mechanical leg

Nah, weld him to a submarine 😈

Posted : 03/09/2017 8:01 am

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