Jimmy Saville: A Report for the Director of Public Prosecutions by Alison Levitt Q.C. Extracted below is the the reports introductory summary and the conclusion. For a full understanding of the issues you should read the whole report (here) Introductory Summary This case concerns four allegations that the late Jimmy Savile indecently assaulted girls and [...]
Jimmy Saville: A Report for the Director of Public Prosecutions by Alison Levitt Q.C.
January 13, 2013 from Leave a Comment
Jimmy Saville Scandal: How will affect future abuse cases?
January 12, 2013 from Leave a Comment
There is an interesting article on the BBC website which discusses how future cases of [alleged] child abuse might be handled by the police and prosecuting authorities. Jimmy Savile’s ability to commit hundreds of serious sexual offences inside public institutions, “hiding in plain sight” as Friday’s police and NSPCC report (here) on his crimes puts [...]
FACT submits its evidence to the CCRC review
December 21, 2012 from Leave a Comment
FACT has submitted its evidence to to the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s Review which can be accessed here We are grateful to Dr Ros Burnett for taking the lead on this task and for submitting this review on FACT’s behalf.
Court hears of collusion and quashes sex offence conviction
December 10, 2012 from Leave a Comment
This item written by Steve Butcher appears on the age.com website and refers to a judgement in the State of Victoria’s Appeal Court (Australia) A woman jailed in 2010 for sex offences 33 years ago against two boys aged eight has been freed after Victoria’s highest court quashed her convictions and acquitted her. Three Court [...]
Very sad news
December 10, 2012 from Leave a Comment
It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Bernadette Fearns and Dr Christopher Reeves both of whom died very recently. Bernadette played a pivotal role in the formation of FACT. Dr Reeves was a longtime supporter of FACT, and a regular attender at our conferences despite having to journey from the west [...]
Thankyou SWAWC and FASO
December 6, 2012 from Leave a Comment
A big thankyou to all those who supported the recent Welsh Assembly initiative including in particular Dr Eady, SWAWC and FASO.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Presentation of The Secret of Bryn Estyn to Members of the Welsh Assembly.
November 27, 2012 from 1 Comment
In a joint initiative South Wales Against Wrongful Conviction, FASO (False Allegations Support Organisation, and FACT are to present Members of the Senedd (The Welsh Assembly) with copies of Richards Webster’s book The Secret of Bryn Estyn – the making of a modern witch hunt). The presentation has been organised primarily in response to recent developments which, once again, have put [...]
Call for false allegations to be made a crime
November 20, 2012 from Leave a Comment
A petition has been launched aimed at getting the Ministry of Justice to support the idea to make a false allegation should a criminal offence. You can add your name to the petition by clicking here
Spiked on Line comments on Lord Mcalpine being wrongly accused of abuse in North Wales children’s homes on the BBC
November 20, 2012 from Leave a Comment
There are two interesting articles in Spiked concerning the BBC debacle regarding Lord Mcalpine being wrongly accused of abuse in North Wales children’s homes. Frank Furedi The vigilantism of the Little Bullingdons The current ‘paedo hysteria’ is being fanned, not by low-rent tabloid papers, but by politicians, serious journalists and the Twitterati. Brendan O’Neill ‘Serious journalists’ are [...]
Well said! Nigel Farage quoted on BBC Question Time
November 16, 2012 from Leave a Comment
Well said! Nigel Farage, Leader of the UKIP Party, quoted on BBC Question Time aired on 15th november 2012 “There are lots of bad things that happen in the world, but how do we deal with them? And my big concern is that during the Labour years, we moved into a situation where the Government [...]
Book Review: Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories. David F. Pierre. CreateSpace Publishers. 2011. 190 pages.
December 20, 2011 from Leave a Comment
Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories. David F. Pierre. CreateSpace Publishers. 2011. 190 pages. David F. Pierre’s newest book, Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories (The Media Report, 2011). The book documents the stories of seven priests who have suffered under the millstone of false witness over the last decade of scandal in [...]
Young photographer compensated for being wrongly prevented from taking photographs of military parade
December 13, 2011 from Leave a Comment
Jules Mattsson compensated for military parade photo ban From time to time FACT has had occasion to be critical of young people who are browbeaten by police pressure. On this occasion we salute the action and determination of a young photographer who when asked by the police to stop photographing a military parade stood his [...]
Chris Jefferries gives evidence to the Levenson Inquiry
December 1, 2011 from Leave a Comment
Chris Jefferries who was wrongly accused of murdering Joanna Yeates informs the Levenson Inquiry that he was falsely accused of being a pervert, gay, bisexual and of being friend of a pedophile
New support group launched in Scotland
November 27, 2011 from Leave a Comment
A new support has been launched in Scotland for supporting families who have experienced injustice. A spokesman for the group said they are consulting with users and professionals to decide which way their organisation should go in.
Police criticised after contacting innocent protesters
November 9, 2011 from Leave a Comment
This story appeared in the Independent on the 8th November 2011 Police faced criticism tonight after it emerged that they had contacted any protesters arrested at recent demonstrations, warning them to stay away from any trouble at tomorrow’s march, despite many never having been charged with or convicted of any offence. The Metropolitan Police Service [...]
Hillingdon woman ‘falsely called man a paedophile’
May 13, 2011 from Leave a Comment
This news excerpt appeared on the BBC website (here) Hillingdon woman ‘falsely called man a paedophile’ A woman from west London who falsely branded a neighbour a paedophile in an “unseemly outburst” must pay £1,500 in compensation for slander. Patricia O’Connor of Hillingdon turned on retired landscape gardener Michael Clynes in a row lasting a [...]
A new professional policing body ACPO
May 1, 2011 from Leave a Comment
According to reports in the Press the Government intend to reform ACPO. News of this emerged in evidence given to Home Affairs Select Committee. A summary of the changes be found on the Police website are deatailed below. A new professional policing body will not be a “revamped” Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) as [...]
A Letter of Rights to be introduced to help ensure fair trials in all EU countries
May 1, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee have stated that anyone suspected or accused of having committed a crime must promptly be given information on his or her procedural rights in an easy-to-understand language, said the Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday, in amendments to a draft law to protect defendants’ rights across [...]
On line Human Rights TV channel
May 1, 2011 from Leave a Comment
Our attention has been drawn to the online Human Rights TV news channel which not only contains a lot of useful information about human rights but also has some excellent video’s including many concerning justice issues. The basic aim of the channel is to empower the voice seldom heard. Online Human Rights TV describe their [...]
Prostitute was sentenced to more than two years in jail after falsely accusing a man of raping her at knifepoint.
March 22, 2011 from Leave a Comment
This story was first published on the Liverpool Echo website here A prostitute was sentenced to more than two years in jail after falsely accusing a man of raping her at knifepoint. Shinaed Kelly, 20, was only on her second night as a sex worker when she accused the innocent man of attacking her in [...]
Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for [physdical] assault offences
March 22, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The Sentencing Council have announced that they have published new sentencing guidelines on assault offences for judges and magistrates. The guidelines aim to ensure a consistent and proportionate approach to sentencing, with convicted offenders receiving a sentence that reflects both the harm they have caused to their victim and their culpability. There are separate guidelines [...]
Law Commission publish report on ‘Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials’
March 22, 2011 from Leave a Comment
Background to Report This project addressed the admissibility of expert evidence in criminal proceedings in England and Wales. In a criminal trial, a jury or magistrates’ court is required to determine disputed factual issues. Experts in a relevant field are often called as witnesses to help the fact-finding body understand and interpret evidence with which [...]
Scottish Group fear new policy on hate crime will lead to unfounded allegations
March 16, 2011 from Leave a Comment
This article appears on the Scottish Catholic Observer Website under the title Hate crime’ reports to take precedence? New guidance on crimes against homosexuals and minority groups is published Police officers in Scotland should treat crimes against homosexuals and minority groups more seriously than general crimes against the public, according to controversial new ‘hate crime’ [...]