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When questioned by the police, he gave a prepared statement saying he thought the girls were aged 16 or over.
Is this the correct answer for a not guilty verdict as has been seen very recently? Richard said: “As you can see I'm in quite a lot of trouble. What if I thought she was over 16 but she was in fact under 16.” The floodgates have opened. ![]() |
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The floodgates have opened
And children have been made more vulnerable as a result. Was a crazy judgement which every sleezeball will now hang their hat on. |
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it won't though ,because the Dragons den guy met a girl who prentended to be 18 and signed to an ADULT site . That was the big difference.
If he used that same defence after meeting her outside say a school/youth club etc he would not have gotten away with it |
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Met the girl in the pub so obviously thought she was of age. What's the difference?
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It's that excuse being put forward as a defence which I have a problem with irrespective of who it is that uses it. (There are 16+ year olds who attend schools & go to youth clubs Coach.)
Just to make myself clear I find the idea of a thought she was 16 defence reprehensible. Minors are supposed to be protected in law. |
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Well with a name like that I'm guessing he's one of those, you know, multicultural peopl, begins with 'M'.
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If you meet someone in a club or pub is it not reasonable to believe that they are over 16?
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So are you saying we should scrap the law Eeter?
I think lots of things come into play but simply because someone is in a pub shouldn't be accepted as a defence. |
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How she looks, how she acts etc etc maybe a defence but it's dangerous grounds.
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yeah,but the dragons one was on an 18+ web site - that is the difference .
Youth club etc can be either/or = no defence |
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18+ unregulated web site?
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then thats not his fault is it ?
HE hasn't gone onto an under 18s site pretending to be under 18 |
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As minors by law children do not have autonomy or the right to make decisions on their own for themselves in any known jurisdiction of the world.
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The floodgates have opened
And children have been made more vulnerable as a result. Was a crazy judgement which every sleezeball will now hang their hat on. It wasn't a judgement it was a jury verdict. It is completely irrelevant to any future prosecution. |