To protect and to serve - Judges in action

[webofevil]

The Court of Appeal has refused to increase the minimum jail term to be served by a Plymouth man, thought to be Britain's most prolific paedophile.

... Goad was described in court as a "voracious, calculating, predatory and violent homosexual paedophile" who once boasted of beating his own "record" of abusing 142 boys in a year...

Lord Justice Kennedy, one of three judges who heard the case, said that despite his appalling crimes, Goad had contributed much to society, collected funds for charity and had been esteemed in the local community in Plymouth. [BBC]

The “charity work” the judge refers to was one of the methods Goad employed to meet and groom more young boys to abuse. Still, all in a good cause, eh?

Comments

[neil-scott.livejournal.com]

Hello. What are you doing here?

[webofevil.livejournal.com]

That depends where I am... Have you seen me respond on someone else's thread, or are you monitoring the appearance of new users from some sinister viewing pod?

I crumbled under peer pressure and got myself a journal. The adventure now is to find something worthwhile to put in it.

Sorry I couldn't make it to your launch, btw - I had fully intended to and then couldn't. I keep hearing it was very good.

And don't forget - you're almost out of the no-lifting-things woods, but not quite.

[neil-scott.livejournal.com]

I saw your comment on Rob's journal, which is in many ways a sinister viewing pod.

Well done for holding on for such a long time, the peer pressure must have been unbearable.

The next TMC party is at the same place on Ash Wednesday. Start lent in style.