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Man who kidnapped and tortured women gets travel ban

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ArabellaScott · 26/02/2025 16:54

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9dld3jgx8o

'A man who abused vulnerable women in an underground chamber at his Highland home has been given the first worldwide travel ban to be imposed by a Scottish court.
Kevin Booth, who is in his 60s, carried out "punishment beatings" using whips, canes and riding crops at his Lochdhu Lodge in Altnabreac, a small community in Caithness.
A court ruling said he had carried out "a systematic course of conduct of acts of human trafficking and exploitation" over many years.'

Can anyone tell me why this man is not in jail? Why is he free to live in his giant castle with the fucking dungeon in it but not allowed to go on holiday?

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NoBinturongsHereMate · 26/02/2025 17:13

The victims don't have to be involved to bring a criminal case. It is the police who take it to the CPS, and the CPS that decides whether to press charges - not the victims.

Chuchoter · 26/02/2025 17:05

The police brought a CIVIL case against him, that's why.

Perhaps none of the victims wanted to be involved?

This court judgment reveals an appalling catalogue of cruelty and abuse by Kevin Booth, carried out over many years, writes BBC Scotland correspondent David Henderson.
But it follows a civil court case - not a criminal trial. So Booth remains free.
So what's changed?
This court order imposes drastic limits on Booth's ability to traffic and exploit women in future.
He must tell police any time women visit his home.
He's banned from sponsoring visas for anyone travelling to this country.
So he can't bring women here from abroad.
And he's been forced to surrender his passport - so he can't travel overseas.
The focus is on controlling Booth in the years ahead - not on bringing him to justice for the suffering he's already caused.

lechiffre55 · 26/02/2025 17:04

Putting him in prison seems to me a much simpler way to stop him travelling and controlling his interactions with women. Or at least it used to be, now all he has to do is declare he's a woman, and they'll lock women up with him, save him the bother of making all the arrangements.