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Hi to all! Am new here and found out about the site after googling Stephen Cooper from falsely accused. (say no more on that one!)
My partner of 11 years was recently convicted in Scotland of 6 counts of child sex abuse. The thing I thought was unique to our case was the fact that 2 of his accusers also brought charges against myself for threatening and abusive behaviour which later became attempting to pervert the course of justice. As co-accused, I sat through the whole of the Crown case and heard these kids tell lie after lie after lie and when his QC tripped them up, they just told another one.
My partner and I have brought up my grandson since he was 2- he's now 11 and it was his so-called friends who brought the initial allegations. My boy was also interviewed by police and social workers who merely decided that he was covering up for my partner and there was every chance he had been abused as well. He is a remarkable child- everyone says he is a credit to both of us. Anyway, I digress.
In Scotland they have this archaic principle of "corroboration". The chronology goes something like this- October 2013 he was arrested and charged with 5 offences, the allegations having been made by a 14 year old on behalf of his friends. My man was arrested and charged with all 5, however one was dropped as at GIT interview the boy said absolutely nothing had happened to hm. No mention of that in court. He was arrested again and charged with 3 more offences- the dad of these boys was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault against my friend's 8 year old daughter and we had issues at school with one of the boys repeatedly calling my grandson "Nigger". (We lived in a small red-neck village btw)
My partner was about to get the police involved as no-one seems to take racial abuse seriously.
In the meantime I had been arrested and charged with threatening and abusive behaviour, which was all brought about by hearsay, and the court banned me from the village, leaving me and my 10 year old homeless. In july 2014 my partner and I were summoned to Dumbarton as he was to take part in a video capture ID thingy, and at this time the solicitor asked that we read all the statements that had been provided by the police.
The trial was set fr 24th of November 2014. A few days beforehand we were again shown statements, which appeared to have changed somewhat.On MY charge sheet an historic allegation now appeared, from 2002. I was thrown by this, and began to doubt his innocence. I asked him to explain nad he said he had no recollection of the boy ever staying in that ous where he lived with his ex, nor did his kids, nor did the ex. We assumed that this was a recent allegation which was why it had not been mentioned previously. However not so- the allegations were made at the end of November 2013 but he was never indicted , charged or even notified, and this was the offence that was used to corroborate all the others. Surely this can't be right?
In court, this person, now 23 , said he had been shown his statement a couple of weeks prior to trail, but he could not remember what he said and proceedings were adjourned so his statement could be faxed to the court so he could have it read to him!! The QC made the point that he had remembered for 10 years, but couldn't recall what he had said 15 months earlier. It absolutely stinks!!
I have not been able to get any answers and am desperate. My own case was dismissed and again I have asked whether it was due to unreliable witnesses, but again no answer. Sorry to go on, but I really need some proper guidance here.
Thanks for taking the time to rad this, and my heart goes aiut to ll of you who find yourselves in this predicament
My partner of 11 years was recently convicted in Scotland of 6 counts of child sex abuse. The thing I thought was unique to our case was the fact that 2 of his accusers also brought charges against myself for threatening and abusive behaviour which later became attempting to pervert the course of justice. As co-accused, I sat through the whole of the Crown case and heard these kids tell lie after lie after lie and when his QC tripped them up, they just told another one.
My partner and I have brought up my grandson since he was 2- he's now 11 and it was his so-called friends who brought the initial allegations. My boy was also interviewed by police and social workers who merely decided that he was covering up for my partner and there was every chance he had been abused as well. He is a remarkable child- everyone says he is a credit to both of us. Anyway, I digress.
In Scotland they have this archaic principle of "corroboration". The chronology goes something like this- October 2013 he was arrested and charged with 5 offences, the allegations having been made by a 14 year old on behalf of his friends. My man was arrested and charged with all 5, however one was dropped as at GIT interview the boy said absolutely nothing had happened to hm. No mention of that in court. He was arrested again and charged with 3 more offences- the dad of these boys was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault against my friend's 8 year old daughter and we had issues at school with one of the boys repeatedly calling my grandson "Nigger". (We lived in a small red-neck village btw)
My partner was about to get the police involved as no-one seems to take racial abuse seriously.
In the meantime I had been arrested and charged with threatening and abusive behaviour, which was all brought about by hearsay, and the court banned me from the village, leaving me and my 10 year old homeless. In july 2014 my partner and I were summoned to Dumbarton as he was to take part in a video capture ID thingy, and at this time the solicitor asked that we read all the statements that had been provided by the police.
The trial was set fr 24th of November 2014. A few days beforehand we were again shown statements, which appeared to have changed somewhat.On MY charge sheet an historic allegation now appeared, from 2002. I was thrown by this, and began to doubt his innocence. I asked him to explain nad he said he had no recollection of the boy ever staying in that ous where he lived with his ex, nor did his kids, nor did the ex. We assumed that this was a recent allegation which was why it had not been mentioned previously. However not so- the allegations were made at the end of November 2013 but he was never indicted , charged or even notified, and this was the offence that was used to corroborate all the others. Surely this can't be right?
In court, this person, now 23 , said he had been shown his statement a couple of weeks prior to trail, but he could not remember what he said and proceedings were adjourned so his statement could be faxed to the court so he could have it read to him!! The QC made the point that he had remembered for 10 years, but couldn't recall what he had said 15 months earlier. It absolutely stinks!!
I have not been able to get any answers and am desperate. My own case was dismissed and again I have asked whether it was due to unreliable witnesses, but again no answer. Sorry to go on, but I really need some proper guidance here.
Thanks for taking the time to rad this, and my heart goes aiut to ll of you who find yourselves in this predicament
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