I hated the place but it sounds like I had it very easy with only the odd beating and the standard bullying.
It feels mad to read something like this and realize that there are a lot of people out there who still support corporeal punishment, both at school and at home.Posting on a forum dedicated to this sort of stuff has reminded me how physically and mentally abusive the Brothers and Teachers were. Punishments that would now be considered barbaric and probably be criminal offenses. Plus weird stuff like not being allowed to wear underwear when doing sport, even in the middle of winter. Compulsory naked group showers after sport with teachers standing and watching. Lots of hitting with shoes and straps and even a mini cricket bat (nicknamed bottomslayer). Fecking weirdos.
I thought it was normal to ask everyone to meet up and hold modmin meetings naked in a shower.This explains some of your outbursts in the mod forum.
The Police and CPS must think they can, but yes I can see your point.How the hell do you prove an allegation like that, going back nearly 40 years....
I'm talking more about establishing proof.I think if someone raped you, you'd probably remember everything.
A lot of rape victims block the trauma out and, as time passes, memories of the rape can be erased entirely. It's horrible to witness a woman who has been raped trying to recount details of the attack.I think if someone raped you, you'd probably remember everything.
I'm talking more about establishing proof.
They can ask him - 'Did you have sex with X on X date in 1974'. He says no, no physical evidence exists, presumably there were no witnesses.
How do you go about proving it?
A former BBC driver accused of sex offences has been found dead.
David Smith, 67, from Lewisham, south-east London, had been due to stand trial at Southwark Crown Court for allegedly abusing a boy, 12, in 1984.
A warrant was issued for his arrest on Monday after he failed to attend court.
Smith was charged with two counts of indecent assault, two of indecency and one of a serious sexual offence as part of Operation Yewtree. The cause of his death is not yet known.
Smith was the first person to be charged under the investigation into historical cases of abuse, which was originally set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
It was alleged Smith met his victim at a swimming pool, invited him back to his flat where he sexually abused him.
He also took the boy on a visit to the BBC studios at White City, in west London. During the journey the boy claimed that he was indecently assaulted.
Historical abuse
The victim's partner contacted police after she saw his response to the ITV documentary Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, which was broadcast on 3 October 2012.
A previous attempt to track down Smith in 2002 had failed when police could not find him - even though he was in prison at the time.
David Smith was a prolific sex offender whose first conviction was in 1966. He had 22 convictions for sexual offences against young boys.
His barrister became concerned on Monday when Mr Smith failed to appear at court.
Police found him at his home address at about 14:20 GMT and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of death is not yet known and a post-mortem examination will take place.
His trial had been due to start on Tuesday.
Yewtree is an inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse linked to the entertainment industry.
The operation has three strands. One concerns Savile's crimes exclusively, while a second strand relates to allegations against Savile and others.
The third strand concentrates on accusations which emerged as a result of the publicity surrounding Savile, but which are unconnected to him.
Smith was investigated under the third strand.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-24955436Folk singer Roy Harper has been charged with sexually abusing a girl from the age of 12. The 72-year-old is due before Hereford Magistrates' Court on Monday accused of nine counts of sexual assault. West Mercia Police said the offences are alleged to have been committed in Herefordshire between 1975 and 1977 and relate to one victim.
Mr Harper, from the Republic of Ireland, has performed with Pink Floyd and was an influence on Led Zeppelin. The summons was issued to the musician from Rossmore, Clonakilty, County Cork, on 16 October, after he was voluntarily interviewed by police at Heathrow Airport on 22 February.
Mr Harper has produced more than 30 albums during his career and performed on a sold out tour, last month. He sang lead vocals on Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar on their 1975 classic album Wish You Were Here and was awarded the MOJO Hero Award by the music magazine in 2005.
It will. I do find it a bit odd that there have been so many arrests but so few charges and fewer still convictions. Makes you wonder if they're actually spending time making sure the case is credible against the individuals before moving on and arresting the next.This shit will go on for years
I'm talking more about establishing proof.
They can ask him - 'Did you have sex with X on X date in 1974'. He says no, no physical evidence exists, presumably there were no witnesses.
How do you go about proving it?
That gobshite Max Clifford is........
GUILTY
I cant believe it, I thought they were all going to get off
Looks like David Steel will be first in line to have his bare bottom spanked.Pretty much open and shut. The questions are about who covered it up?
Mr Leonard ruled that Clifford should serve his eight sentences of between six and 24 months consecutively.Strange...I thought the sentence was limited to two years?
Good f*cking grief.His solicitor said Clifford had raised hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of pounds for charities, and that the last offence took place nearly 30 years ago, meaning the publicist posed no risk of re-offending. "The public do not require protection from him today," he said.