| The end of ‘The Sun’? 18:11 - Jul 10 with 12401 views | SitfcB |
Blimey.
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| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:14 - Jul 12 with 623 views | GlasgowBlue |
| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:04 - Jul 12 by Herbivore |
Police have confirmed no further action. This rather drives a cart and horses through the Sun's claim to have evidence to support their original story, given that their original story stated he had solicited indecent images of a 17 year old (which is illegal) and the police have been provided no evidence to support that an offence has taken place. Still all highly shady looking at it from the outside, but underlines that you should never trust the Sun. |
The BBC Presenter... by GlasgowBlue 12 Jul 2023 18:12Now he's been publicly outed, The Sun can now published all of their "evidence". If there is none then they will be making a large payout.
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| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:17 - Jul 12 with 609 views | Herbivore |
| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:14 - Jul 12 by GlasgowBlue |
The BBC Presenter... by GlasgowBlue 12 Jul 2023 18:12Now he's been publicly outed, The Sun can now published all of their "evidence". If there is none then they will be making a large payout.
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They have hinted that their 'evidence' is a signed affidavit from the parents. Hard to see how that is evidence that can be used to triangulate a story based on something the parents have reported. |  |
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| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:20 - Jul 12 with 600 views | Zx1988 |
| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:17 - Jul 12 by Herbivore |
They have hinted that their 'evidence' is a signed affidavit from the parents. Hard to see how that is evidence that can be used to triangulate a story based on something the parents have reported. |
Who bears the burden of proof in this sort of situation?
If the parents have signed an affidavit, does the buck stop with them? Or would a national newspaper be expected to undertake further due diligence regardless of the legal sureties offered to them? |  |
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| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:23 - Jul 12 with 593 views | Herbivore |
| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:20 - Jul 12 by Zx1988 |
Who bears the burden of proof in this sort of situation?
If the parents have signed an affidavit, does the buck stop with them? Or would a national newspaper be expected to undertake further due diligence regardless of the legal sureties offered to them? |
If it's a newspaper worth its salt and it's making allegations that amount to a criminal offence then do you think there is a duty on that newspaper to do more to confirm the story than just rely on their source's word? | |
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| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 20:26 - Jul 12 with 513 views | HARRY10 |
| The end of ‘The Sun’? on 18:23 - Jul 12 by Herbivore |
If it's a newspaper worth its salt and it's making allegations that amount to a criminal offence then do you think there is a duty on that newspaper to do more to confirm the story than just rely on their source's word? |
This begs the question, who authorised the publication of the story Something like this would have needed authorisation from high up, not from night subbie.
As to responsibility is is similar to shouting "fire, fire" in a packed cinema, when you know there is no fire. What responsibility to any folk injured do you bear ?
If this woman was doing this when she was 17 and the mother knew, as she claims, then why not inform the police, or at least contact the website hosting her ? Or was the mother OK with it, as the money was good ?
Or perhaps they did, only to be told that as it involved two consenting adults it was not a criminal offence - so the mother decided to go to the media. When asked if she was at any time under age, it is not unreasonable to think the mother might go along with that bit to ensure the story came out in the open. I doubt the mother seeking publicity/fame etc she just wanted her daughter to stop taking drugs.
Any 'duty of care', the Sun might be presumed to exercise, went out of the window. What minimal amount it ever had, that is. Its reckless action in publishing this after being told not to by the alleged victim ensured that half a dozen or more BBC presenters were under suspicion of being the person involved in paedophilia.
Men have been killed where wrongly accused, and in one case spent over 20 years in prison.
And I can't help feeling that the authorisation for publishing this story came from the very top..........kindly old Rupe. Who is " is hardly an independent commentator"] as some would have. | | | |
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