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Woman convicted of having images of sexual torture of kids

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CrazyToast · 16/12/2018 11:06

They were very involved in Roller Derby in Manchester, particularly with queer and trans kids who skate. Manchester Roller Derby have had to release a statement about their actions.

metro.co.uk/2018/12/13/nhs-administrator-led-double-life-online-paedophile-avoids-jail-8245986/

Woman convicted of having images of sexual torture of kids
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WeRiseUp · 16/12/2018 11:23

even in the depths of depression I would have run a mile....to the nearest police station had a man asked me to do this

Agreed. Perhaps it was insidious? Gradual boundary crossing and normalising abnormal behaviour - boiling frog style?

SunsetBeetch · 16/12/2018 11:19

Agree Delores

ChristmasWrappingTheWaitresses · 16/12/2018 11:19

Difficult to see what roller derby could have done though about this. There are people suggesting DBS checks should have been made but if this is her first offence she wouldn't have been flagged by the system anyway.

This is what they say on Facebook:
"As stated we’re looking in to how we can improve and better safeguard people around us. Unfortunately we do not work directly with children or vulnerable adults which doesn’t validate doing a DBS check for our members. In this situation, the person left our membership more than a year ago and a DBS check on our coaches/members still would not have brought this up, as stated earlier. It’s hard to say what our stance is going forward due to the information being released 48 hours ago. We have a lot to discuss, plan and then put in to practice."

WeRiseUp · 16/12/2018 11:18

Fucking hell. Weird that she takes responsibility for it though - its jarring because you never see dudes doing that.

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CrazyToast · 16/12/2018 11:18

The Roller Derby statement suggests their preferred pronouns are 'they/their'

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VickyEadie · 16/12/2018 11:18

No excuse - though I note she uses the excuse that her boyfriend was "abusive and controlling" but also says she takes full responsibility.

I'm appalled that she didn't get a custodial sentence.

SlowlyShrinking · 16/12/2018 11:17

Why was she so involved with lgbtq, as a woman in a relationship with a man, presumably a straight woman?

DeloresJaneUmbridge · 16/12/2018 11:14

I suspect what saved her from prison is that she went to a hospital in a suicidal state and disclosed what was happening. Thank god she did because who knows how many more children would have suffered had she not.

Fully culpable for her own actions though. Low ebb or not this isn’t something many people would do....even in the depths of depression I would have run a mile....to the nearest police station had a man asked me to do this,

Weetabixandshreddies · 16/12/2018 11:14

How was she not sentenced to prison?

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CrazyToast · 16/12/2018 11:12

They had so much access to kids and were/are also on the Unison LBTQ. YOu'd think more would be done.

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brizzledrizzle · 16/12/2018 11:11

What a bitch.

madcatladyforever · 16/12/2018 11:09

How could they let her off? I was a battered wife in the 80's but I'd rather he had killed me than get involved in stuff like this. there is NO excuse ever.