Stevo985 Posted June 8, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2016 Yeah, they may have thought it would be hard to prove that they had the "intention" of committing a sexual offence, and the time and money wasted on trying to prove it wasn't worth it if it was likely to fail. The deal then means they save money by not having to prove they kidnapped the child because they've admitted it. I'm sure there could be a myriad of other reasons why these deals happen though. The time taken to put together a case to prove both charges might have given the defence more time to get them off or get their sentences reduced or whatever, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted June 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2016 It's also Prosecutor 101 level practice: load up on the charges early to play Let's Make A [Plea] Deal from a position of strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 16, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2016 First of all, apologies for the S*n link. Disabled mugging victim Alan Barnes snubs good samaritan who helped raise £330K for him – after she’s hit by bill for his PR campaign BARNES says he'll only give Katie Cutler £10 despite bailiff threat over £6.687 debt By TOM GILLESPIE 16th September 2016, 1:04 pm DISABLED mugging victim Alan Barnes who raked in more than £330k in well-wisher donations after he was attacked, has offered the woman who led the fundraising drive just £10 as she faces bailiff action. Katie Cutler has been slapped with a court order over a £6,687 unpaid bill she owes a PR firm she hired to raise the profile of Mr Barnes’ campaign. North News and Pictures “I would suggest that someone sets up a small fund to raise money to pay for Katie’s PR”: Mr Barnes is refusing to help Ms Cutler despite the incredible support she gave him North News and Pictures Ms Cutler has been slapped with a court order over an unpaid bill after she hired a PR firm to raise the profile of Mr Barnes’ campaign Despite Ms Cutler’s incredible support Mr Barnes has said the money raised was”for myself”, and has even said the fundraiser should set up another campaign to pay off her debt. Alan received £330,000 in donations when he was left with a broken collarbone while putting his bins out in Low Fell, Tyne and Wear, in January last year. Katie hired £550-a-day Claire Barber PR to help boost the profile of a charitable foundation she set up to raise cash for Mr Barnes. The PR firm are now claiming the fees through a county court order as Ms Cutler has been unable to pay them. Mr Barnes said: “I would suggest that someone sets up a small fund to raise money to pay for Katie’s PR. “It’s not a big amount and I think a lot of people would actually like to do that for Katie. “I’m quite happy to put just a small donation in because I don’t want to show off.” When asked how much he was willing to donate, Alan said: “A small amount to me is £10 or something.” 4 Alan Barnes bought his house with money raised for him after the attack, but is not keen to help out the woman who made it happen Alan Barnes describes mugging attack He added: “It’s easy for people to say ‘he’s got a lot of money, cough up’ but you got to look into all the alternatives. “It might seem hard but if I start handing it out, other people might ask for money. "It was given to me on the understanding that I use it for myself. “A lot of people just want it to stay with me.” Ms Barnes said Claire Barber PR were hired after the coverage of Katie’s fundraising appeared in the Newcastle Chronicle. He said: “They (the PR company) didn’t really do anything for me, the publicity really came through the Chronicle.” 4 Mr Barnes has said he will offer Mr Cutler £10 towards her £6687 fee Alan says he hasn’t seen Katie for over a year and spends his time relaxing and attending Wrekenton Methodist Church. He plans to live off the money raised for him for the rest of his life and says he will make a donation to charity when he dies. PR firm CEO Claire Barber said in a statement: “Katie Cutler employed Claire Barber PR to handle her PR in March 2015. “We worked together for four months achieving blanket bespoke PR coverage across almost every national newspaper, multiple TV news channels across the NE and UK including Sky, ITN, ITV, the BBC and Channel 4, Radio 2 and an exclusive negotiated interview on ITV This Morning that took a considerable amount of time to set up. "Also hundreds of emails, calls and planning. “It was an enormous amount of work with phenomenal success. "Katie made two payments in June 2015, then proceeded to write all over social media her shock at getting our bill (which was agreed prior to any work undertaken). It might seem hard but if I start handing it out, other people might ask for money. It was given to me on the understanding that I use it for myself Mr Barnes isn't keen to help a friend “At this point we offered her a payment plan, but she wouldn’t respond to anything. "As a small family business with an impeccable reputation and after over a year and still no payment, we had no choice but to go to the small claims court. “Katie didn’t respond with any defence to the small claims court either other than acknowledgement of papers. We are a small, hard working company and we are simply not able to carry this debt. “We are incredibly shocked with the way Katie has belittled our hard work and devotion to the four-month project that Katie commissioned us for.” In the months after the attack Alan got a “calling from God” to move to the Shetland Islands. But he decided to stay put and is now looking for another home in the Gateshead area. His attacker, Richard Gatiss, of Split Crow Road in Gateshead, was jailed for four years after admitting assault with intent to rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted September 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2016 That whole story is WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted September 16, 2016 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2016 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 What an ungrateful shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I find it rather amusing that a PR firm is now engaged in probably the most negative publicity their company could ever wish for 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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knoppy1987 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Sticking to the Gateshead area. Marvellous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 22, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2016 Ehhh... Insufferable clearing in the woods that he is. I didn't see that coming! CJ de Mooi: Eggheads star arrested on suspicion of murder at Heathrow Airport CJ de Mooi: Eggheads star arrested on suspicion of murder at Heathrow Airport 11:22, 22 Sep 2016 Updated 11:22, 22 Sep 2016 By Mirror.co.uk Joseph Connagh, 46, who went by the name CJ de Mooi on the show, was arrested under a European arrest warrant BBC CJ de Mooi Former Eggheads star CJ de Mooi has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He was apprehended at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday after a European Arrest Warrant was issued in the Netherlands. The 46-year-old, whose real name is Joseph Connagh, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court today. The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "A man was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, 21 September on a European Arrest Warrant issued in the Netherlands in relation to an allegation of murder. "Joseph Connagh, 46, self employed, of Monmouthshire appears in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 22 September." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 What sort of idiot writes in a book that they killed someone and expects to get away with it, not Kevin or Pat, thats for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 22, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2016 30 minutes ago, Seat68 said: What sort of idiot writes in a book that they killed someone and expects to get away with it, not Kevin or Pat, thats for certain. This article from September last year says "I fully suspect I killed him. I've no idea what happened to him". It also goes on to say that "police in the city are now investigating the incident" so the timeline is probably about right for that investigation. Quote De Mooi, one of the five regular panellists on the popular BBC quiz show, said he punched a man who approached him with a knife, then threw him into a canal in Amsterdam in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Yes, this arrest has been in the mail for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Non-news story overkill - that **** wank bake off programme. STFU about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 13 hours ago, rjw63 said: Non-news story overkill - that **** wank bake off programme. STFU about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 mass shooting and bombing in malmo, sweden tonight, but very little reportage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted October 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2016 my favourite news story of the day so far Student got vibrator stuck up her backside during sex with boyfriend A student teacher has spoken about how she got a vibrator stuck up her backside during sex. Emma Phillips, a mother of one from Wallasey, Merseyside, first thought boyfriend Lee had hidden the vibrator under a pillow as a prank. But then when she pressed down on her stomach she felt a buzzing inside her. They tried to remove it using a fork handle and barbecue prongs but all efforts failed. She was rushed to hospital to have the sex toy taken out and now Emma wants to warn people not to be afraid of getting help in embarrassing situations. Emma, 24, said: ‘We were looking around the bed in case it had fallen out. ‘When I leaned on my stomach I could feel it vibrating – it was stuck low down and at one point was even wedged behind my hip.’ She added: ‘For a while Lee was suggesting all kinds of wonderful options. ‘He tried a kitchen fork handle, which we won’t be using again, and said he could feel it at one point but that it was too far up – it was a goner. ‘He tried barbecue prongs too but after a certain point – after an hour of trying – we knew were going to have to go to hospital. We were both a bit shocked.’ After initially seeing the funny side Emma said that they quickly realised that she’d need medical help. Emma said: ‘We’d both been drinking the night before so we couldn’t drive. I had to make the most embarrassing call to the ambulance at 7am. ‘The call handler said ‘tell me exactly what the problem is’ so I had to tell him. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 6, 2016 Author Moderator Share Posted October 6, 2016 "It was a goner" And just get a taxi. If you've spent "an hour" rooting around in there, you're probably not in a massive amount of pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Hmmm fair play to her for being open about it... bit like her anus was! She does look the sort though WNB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 6, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2016 Student teacher, eh? I wonder how long before that copy of the Metro is circulating in the playground? (Thinking about it, something circulating in the playground was her problem in the first place). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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