odds wrote:It would seem that theses cases were put forward just to keep the masses happy and divert attention away from the real paedos that are in the public office.
Pete.
I agree with that. The way I see it, in the current witch hunt the CPS have gone overboard in trying to prosecute those who decades ago were taking advantage of young ladies who were eagerly throwing themselves at these stars. I remember my friend and I meeting DLT in a greet-and-meet session in Sauchiehall Street in the 70s. We were dressed in duffle coats and as unglamorous as they come so he completely ignored us - was actually very rude to us really. However, the dozen or so young madams dolled up in their best Biba were all over him and he had three of them on his lap at one point. He was VERY attentive to them! My point is that I believe that he was only guilty of being that kind of man and I have known lots of them over the years - no woman could have lived through the 70s and NOT known them! The CPS have confused these with cases involving children. The evidence against Stuart Hall was damning and I'm absolutely 100% certain that the evidence would have been there for Savile if he was still with us.
Hall's verdict, like others in recent cases, i.e. the recent headmaster and priest,in my opinion just remind us that it is wrong to bury allegations merely because they date back many years. One of the judges in these cases said that a long custodial sentence was necessary because of the "lasting effect" that the abuse had had on the victims. Just because a long time has gone by and the grown-up victims forget some of the facts, it is not a reason to say, "Sorry, it's too difficult" at least not in my book.