Jack Straw calls for 'more openness' on sex abuse issue (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Jack Straw calls for 'more openness' on sex abuse issue
8:36am Saturday 8th January 2011 in Keep Them Safe campaign
CALL FOR DEBATE: Jack Straw
BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw has accused some Pakistani men in Britain of seeing white girls as 'easy meat' for sexual abuse.
The Blackburn MP talked of a 'specific problem' involving Pakistani men and called on the community to be 'more open' about the issue.
He was speaking after two Asian men who subjected a series of vulnerable girls to rapes and sexual assaults were given indefinite jail terms.
Abid Mohammed Saddique, 27, was jailed for a minimum of 11 years at Nottingham Crown Court and Mohammed Romaan Liaqat, 28, was told he must serve at least eight years before being considered for release.
The men were the prime movers in a group of men who befriended girls aged from 12 to 18 in the Derby area and groomed them for sex.
In Blackburn, police and social services have been aware of similar problems for four years, running a Operation Engage to tackle the problem.
Back in 2006, the Lancashire Telegraph was the first paper to uncover the issue after the Keep Them Safe investigation and subsequent campaign.
But, despite the work, Mr Straw told the BBC's Newsnight programme: "Pakistanis, let's be clear, are not the only people who commit sexual offences, and overwhelmingly the sex offenders' wings of prisons are full of white sex offenders.
"But there is a specific problem which involves Pakistani heritage men... who target vulnerable young white girls.
"We need to get the Pakistani community to think much more clearly about why this is going on and to be more open about the problems that are leading to a number of Pakistani heritage men thinking it is OK to target white girls in this way."
The judge said he did not believe the crimes were 'racially aggravated', but Mr Straw said he thought vulnerable white girls were at risk of being targeted by some Asian men.
"These young men are in a western society, in any event, they act like any other young men, they're fizzing and popping with testosterone, they want some outlet for that, but Pakistani heritage girls are off-limits and they are expected to marry a Pakistani girl from Pakistan, typically," he said.
"So they then seek other avenues and they see these young women, white girls who are vulnerable, some of them in care... who they think are easy meat.
"And because they're vulnerable they ply them with gifts, they give them drugs, and then of course they're trapped."
Yesterday's sentencing came a day after Prime Minister David Cameron said 'cultural sensitivities' should not hinder police action in such cases.
Thirteen men were charged in relation to Operation Retriever, which Derbyshire Police set up, and 11 stood trial charged with offences relating to 26 alleged victims.
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Comments (115)
8:44am Sat 8 Jan 11
Slimplynth says...
8:49am Sat 8 Jan 11
happycyclist says...
You're a spineless lowlife, Straw.
8:51am Sat 8 Jan 11
onlyonesimongarner says...
and why has it taken you so long to say out loud what we have all known for a long time.
Must be planning to step down at the next Election then?????
9:14am Sat 8 Jan 11
britguy says...
What a useless waste of space this guy is.
Jackie you didnt have the guts to speak out in all the years you sucked up to the Muslim vote so dont start preaching now.
9:19am Sat 8 Jan 11
madari says...
Mulla where are you?
Straw you want to be ashamed of yourself,this problem has been going on for years on Whalley Range,why make a comment on it now?(after the damage has been done).
Go on Whalley range any Friday/saturday evening and you will see young white teenage girls as if loitring for the purpose of prostitution,they stand out a mile in a predominently asian area of town.
Cant be that difficult to remove them from an area where they obviously dont live at.
10:02am Sat 8 Jan 11
norfolkngood says...
10:50am Sat 8 Jan 11
halfhearted says...
My wife worked in a Social Service run 'Childrens Home' for many years,and this type of conduct was going on and being reported.
What action was taken. None !. Young females went missing for days on end having been picked up by Asian taxi drivers.
The authoraties should take a close look at themselves,if action had been taken all those years back,many a young girl could have been protected.
But there again,it takes bottle to set up an operation plus manpower.
I must add that these incidents were not taking part in Blackburn when reported,so I'm unable to comment on the actions of that authority,but it was certainly in Lancashie.
11:00am Sat 8 Jan 11
Common_Sense1 says...
11:19am Sat 8 Jan 11
ibby128 says...
11:19am Sat 8 Jan 11
alfa111 says...
11:31am Sat 8 Jan 11
chris283 says...
11:33am Sat 8 Jan 11
chappyhappyness says...
Mr Griffin is one of the few people who is wailing to say what he thinks, and should be commended for that fact only.
He doesn't seek to hide from awkward topics.
11:33am Sat 8 Jan 11
alf-garnett says...
11:34am Sat 8 Jan 11
alf-garnett says...
11:35am Sat 8 Jan 11
alf-garnett says...
12:02pm Sat 8 Jan 11
chris283 says...
12:09pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Chris P Bacon says...
12:20pm Sat 8 Jan 11
halfhearted says...
The choice not to act was made by the Social Services,and I presume the Police who for some reason unknown to me may not have passed on the information available.
There was a culture of not reporting young persons conduct to the Police,by certain managers as they did not wish it to be seen that the system was failing,and young persons entering their homes with a previous good character leaving with a criminal conviction.
Although staff were aware of the conduct of some of these young girls they were unable to contain them in the home and could only make a complaint to the Police which they did.
12:54pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
I actually don't think who ever moderates actually reads the posts they just remove it anyway.
1:07pm Sat 8 Jan 11
William Wade says...
1:20pm Sat 8 Jan 11
stuxnet says...
some of these girls are as young as twelve. its open season on young british girls and boys....and women.
1:22pm Sat 8 Jan 11
berniep says...
1:51pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Nelson Old Boy says...
1:51pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Wishingwell says...
For a quite a few years nobody with a job anywhere near the public sector dare say anything like this without being branded a "Racist".
Lets hope they get their justice in Jail.
2:12pm Sat 8 Jan 11
happycyclist says...
2:30pm Sat 8 Jan 11
moggy669 says...
why didnt you do something about it when you had the power?
Because your a spineless criminal, thats why.
Get back under your rock you useless waste of space.
2:35pm Sat 8 Jan 11
pumagirl says...
2:39pm Sat 8 Jan 11
jack the straw donkey says...
2:43pm Sat 8 Jan 11
time.team says...
The sewer from a disgraced political party just as the above comments show!
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But did YOU vote for him and if so why? and will you be doing so again?
2:43pm Sat 8 Jan 11
moggy669 says...
It sounds like you condone it? Filth.
2:59pm Sat 8 Jan 11
ewoodpark says...
3:06pm Sat 8 Jan 11
mick-dorset says...
3:43pm Sat 8 Jan 11
ROBERTSLUMDWELLER says...
3:46pm Sat 8 Jan 11
ROBERTSLUMDWELLER says...
3:52pm Sat 8 Jan 11
ewoodpark says...
4:37pm Sat 8 Jan 11
pocketdragon says...
On top of tax hikes, pay cuts and massive fuel prices we have to put up with this? And they wonder where the hate comes from. This needs to stop now. And i dont believe for one second im alone in thinking that.
4:39pm Sat 8 Jan 11
pocketdragon says...
5:04pm Sat 8 Jan 11
!say says...
5:14pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Hugh Jardon says...
Let's be honest though...it was assumed that some of the girls involved were 'Parky Sharggers"..
The proximity of Notre Dame school to an area full of dusky skinned people soon changed that idea. The amount of scum hanging around in cars made it plain that something was amiss!
IF these girls only knew how much they are despised by their 'boyfriends'..perhap
s (just perhaps) things would change.
Straw must have been aware of this..but was far too craven to say anything then...
5:27pm Sat 8 Jan 11
time.team says...
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Do you agree with Jack Straw's comments?
Yes
No
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Neither Yes or No would be my vote because Jack Straw has done very little in the past against this so neither Yes or No would be my vote.
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Like Blackburn’s street sex industry nothing ever seems to be done does it!
5:49pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Dave_P says...
what happened to freedom of speech?
6:00pm Sat 8 Jan 11
annefromlancs says...
6:16pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Gobbin says...
The brown girls were taboo. It's gone on eversince the invasion and will untill the white people
get (If ever) their fingers out.
It must also be remembered that some white girls "canvas" the rampant asian brotherhood for favours including booze and drugs. Hence Mr Straws "easy meat" remark. My observations over some 40 years is that it has been going on openly ever since the invasion and ALL the relevant authorities knew/know about it and take the "anything for a quite life" approach. The geni is out of the bottle I'm afraid. And of course don't forget their human rights.
6:33pm Sat 8 Jan 11
DannyP87 says...
6:50pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Good call says...
ght,"islamophobic",N
eo-Nazi,violent and that smear isn't working,just look at how many are on the offical edl page on facebook so straw is just saying this to steal the EDL's thunder.Que the screams of "Nazi" from east lancashires pc la-la uaf liberal idiots
7:13pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Imran786 says...
Wake up
7:20pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Hugh Jardon says...
one imagines that if I said that no white lad would want to shag an ethinic you'd be offended, then?
7:30pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Biffa Bacon says...
7:49pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Pinkerbell says...
2:12pm Sat 8 Jan 11
What Straw has said would have earned him disciplinary action in any government department, for racism.
Isn't cynically and deliberately targetting white girls to get them addicted to drugs and therefore to become sex slaves a racist act?
8:00pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Steve1Keano says...
I know what Mr Straw is saying and we must have a debate about that but you cannot single out a specific ethnic group for the act. This is a widespread problem and the shameful acts are being conducted by a whole range of BROWN AND WHITE men. To blame just one is cowardly and out of order.
8:07pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Pinkerbell says...
7:13pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Imran, if that is your attitude, then the girls need protection NOT exploitation. Grooming happens when a young, handsome muslim lad lures a girl into a fake relationship and then after giving her expensive presents, rides in flashy cars, alcohol and drugs she is used as a sex object by these gangs and put on the streets, as she is desperate for the drugs she has become addicted to.
8:20pm Sat 8 Jan 11
happycyclist says...
Why the f*ck is he allowed to say things like this without anyone shouting "racist" at him? Why does he think he's a special case who deserves to be listened to? Jack Straw is a ballbag, a coward, and a disgrace to this country.
If people like him had stood up for what is right and not how many votes they could get at the next election, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in.
Yes, the people FROM ANOTHER CULTURE who preyed on girls from a race that they consider inferior, ARE racists. The rest of us, however, have never been allowed to say that without being branded racists -thanks to scumbags like Jack Straw.
8:47pm Sat 8 Jan 11
burnleyvoter says...
In Britain overall most child molesters are bound to be white because of our countries make up but in areas where the cultures are mixed the figures speak for themselves, and obviously also push the overall figures up - should have been addressed years ago.
Imran, some of these girls (children) have been badly brought up and many of them have drug addicted parents ( and we all know pushed drugs on them in the playground). Doesn't mean that as an adult you have to take advantage of them though, and the vast majority of decent men of all cultures don't.
There's one answer - longer sentences!
8:50pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Phlegmatic says...
9:35pm Sat 8 Jan 11
interacting says...
10:16pm Sat 8 Jan 11
retired one says...
The race card is one-sided, if this was the other way around and it was white men grooming Asian girls the 'community leaders' would soon be in uproar. If this was done by white men in a Muslim country, they would be stoned to death, no questions asked.
10:30pm Sat 8 Jan 11
Dickiepayshey says...
9:35pm Sat 8 Jan 11
I'm actually ashamed to be living in the same town as some of you lot with your agenda of hate. There is a problem, its good to be talking about it openly but not to be using it as excuse for blatent racism.
What's your take on the problem then 'interacting', and more to the point. ..... "What's your solution?"
12:56am Sun 9 Jan 11
whereistedward says...
And he has always supported the Council's & local police efforts to stop exploitation of children in Blackburn.
1:05am Sun 9 Jan 11
whereistedward says...
On one hand folk criticise Jack Straw for allegedly 'cosying up' to Pakistanis (majority of Blackburn Asians are actually Indian in origin!) whilst on the the other hand criticise him for criticising SOME Pakistani men !! The poll shows a vast majority of support for what Jack Straw has said !
That's probably why Jack Straw was one of a handful of Labour MP's to actually INCREASE his majority at the last election. That is what many folk commenting cannot seem to grasp - that Jack Straw is an excellent MP for Blackburn.
1:12am Sun 9 Jan 11
Walsh says...
1:18am Sun 9 Jan 11
whereistedward says...
The police and local councils have been working hard on trying to tackle the issues of exploitation for many years now.
Are you calling the police, council officials and Labour MP's racist ?
The EDL etc are ionly interested in this issue to stir up race hate.
2:56am Sun 9 Jan 11
maggie-T says...
7:48am Sun 9 Jan 11
happycyclist says...
I'm angry because many people have been branded racists for less far less than what he said. And they've been branded racists because his government pursued a politically-correct agenda and went on a witch-hunt, making people afraid to even discuss cultural differences that weren't compatible with British values.
I'm angry because instead of being able to discuss these issues freely, the conversations were driven underground, muttered in pubs, on forums, in corners of minimum-wage workplaces, because people are FRIGHTENED to say things like this openly.
I'm angry because those people felt impotent, that politicians weren't listening to them, that politicians were in denial. I'm angry because politicians like Jack Straw delivered nearly a million votes in the EU elections to a right-wing party last year -and mine was one of them because I was sick of it.
And look what we've got now: Jack Straw saying exactly the same things.
I don't think what he said was racist, I think he spoke openly about something that needs to be spoken openly about. But I'm angry that his government covered their eyes and ears and blindly attempted to create the sort of 'multicultural' society that was only ever possible in la-la land.
No, I hadn't forgotten about the burka comments, but that was more personal to him, about his constituents in his surgeries, which made it less politically damaging. His recent comments were about something on a wider scale -about crimes committed in Derby, which has its own MPs, and in that sense is much braver of him. It's just a pity that he couldn't be that brave when he was Home Secretary.
He's a calculating **** who has calculated that it's politically safe for him to comment on this now rather than when he should have.
8:47am Sun 9 Jan 11
stuxnet says...
say some more jack and make no excuses for the evil ones
9:41am Sun 9 Jan 11
Good call says...
10:02am Sun 9 Jan 11
The offspring says...
10:23am Sun 9 Jan 11
happycyclist says...
I ask in all seriousness. Is this a culture that has evolved amongst those living in Britain because of opportunity, or is it an attitude that is enshrined in "Pakistani heritage"?
10:31am Sun 9 Jan 11
littleme says...
10:41am Sun 9 Jan 11
littleme says...
10:50am Sun 9 Jan 11
stuxnet says...
THEY COME HERE
10:59am Sun 9 Jan 11
manyarecalled says...
this problem has been widely known by the public for at least 10 years.
11:51am Sun 9 Jan 11
ballbags says...
12:01pm Sun 9 Jan 11
ballbags says...
1:13pm Sun 9 Jan 11
jatt76 says...
1:24pm Sun 9 Jan 11
MrMungus says...
The country did not exist until after WW11.
This sort of thing has been allowed to happen because Jack has been utterly supine when the subject has been raised, caring only for his safe seat.
Correct me if I'm wrong but there isn't a problem with Sikh and Hindu men picking up young girls Just Muslim men.
The BNP may be full of contemptible scum, but they do have a point and it isn't right that they are persecuted by the the hand wringing straw followers complaining when they tell the truth.
Straw legs good Griffin legs bad !!
1:27pm Sun 9 Jan 11
ghost of sceptic says...
1:31pm Sun 9 Jan 11
jatt76 says...
1:35pm Sun 9 Jan 11
Imran786 says...
What was shown on sky news and the sentences should have been more or hang the dirty little $****, most of these so called vulnerable girls know what they are doing.
Let me explian i went to a chippy on Whalleyrange a young white girl came in (i am brown) she started to talk to me just being nice the she asked me if i wanted to take her for a ride, i told her where she can go. Most people would take up the offer so blame both parties.
The police OVER patrol this area constantly they see these girls going up and down up and down they dont do nothing. Most of the girls dont live around here so what are they doing here at 11 pm and later.
ALL YOU POSTERS COME AND CHECK AND YOU WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF.
By the way i dont prey on these girls and take no offence thanks i have 2 daughters and yes i understand there are scum out there pakistani pink blue black green yellow etc, what can we do to stop it happening the police will much rather stop cars for no seat belts etc. i meant no offence to anyone by my last post.
1:45pm Sun 9 Jan 11
jatt76 says...
2:02pm Sun 9 Jan 11
ghost of sceptic says...
2:45pm Sun 9 Jan 11
Walsh says...
2:54pm Sun 9 Jan 11
retired one says...
2:59pm Sun 9 Jan 11
Biffa Bacon says...
P.S. I dont call 53 out of 56 arrests a "handfull"
3:03pm Sun 9 Jan 11
Walsh says...
3:36pm Sun 9 Jan 11
duty free says...
Secondly, having lived in some large cities across the world, it's my view that most Muslim men regard all non-muslim women (regardless of age and the lengths of their skirts) as whores.
3:37pm Sun 9 Jan 11
Centaur says...
Castrate them, every time we catch one. Muslims do not like that at all, neither does anybody else. But it will stop them.
3:39pm Sun 9 Jan 11
stuxnet says...
4:11pm Sun 9 Jan 11
dreamerbfc says...
5:30pm Sun 9 Jan 11
chris283 says...
5:42pm Sun 9 Jan 11
wotthe says...
6:26pm Sun 9 Jan 11
Smooth says...
As for making this into a race issue - just follow this link and you will see that scums beget colour or creed:
http://www.bbc.co.uk
/news/uk-england-cor
nwall-11821933
Of course the inbreeding and the incestious BNP and Co will go on bleating about this from a race persepective - if that is their only argument then why do their membership contain people who have shared the same cells as the scum in Derby are now doing.
Whats important is this:
- How do we protect these vulnerable young people and how do we make sure that those in care are looked after properly and not put in situations where these predators can have access to them?
- How do we educate our young people - this requires an honest and open debate and yes some White/pakistani/indi
ans/Eastern Europeans etc are potential perpetrators and we must make sure that the Police and Social Services make people aware of these dangerous animals - its not an issue of race but of commonsense.
- The community of lancashire needs to cone together and condemn such behaviour but remember not the BNP - their community is already full of these types of perpetrators.
Does this mean that next week that Jack will be picking on Gypsies; Darwinians; Poles; and lets not forget the local authority chief exectuives - I think the latter we can ignore afterall Jack and Co made sure their uneducated friends were well greased.
Ciao pendajo's
8:07pm Sun 9 Jan 11
pdb951 says...
8:14pm Sun 9 Jan 11
pdb951 says...
10:48pm Sun 9 Jan 11
unbelievable says...
Every single post between
10.30 p.m Saturday 8th
and
12.56 a.m. Sunday 9th
has been removed .
There was some superb debate then .
Oh well.....
11:30pm Sun 9 Jan 11
sea pigeon says...
9:03am Mon 10 Jan 11
wing commander bomber harris says...
9:14am Mon 10 Jan 11
wing commander bomber harris says...
9:43am Mon 10 Jan 11
webber26 says...
10:02am Mon 10 Jan 11
gal_MB says...
As for Jack - he is obviously not going to stand up for re-elcetion so needed to finally say what we all knew. As for these lads-yes they are a minority but the 'community' and 'families' know exactly what they are doing and are as much culprits for ignoring the facts that are in their face everyday. But hey-ho NIMBY syndrome and if their daughter is ok then it is fine BUT remember what goes round comes around. Forget you honour and all that crap put humanity first and the principles of your faith if you have one. You have to face you God one day don't you???
12:42pm Mon 10 Jan 11
athomeagain says...
Only by being brave enough to stand up and say "No more" will we stand any chance of reversing the damage done and to protect our children from future abuse.
I am a practising RC and I know many asian comments have mentioned the child sex abuse scandal in the clergy, but I am not aware of any Catholic saying they asked for it because they were vunerable.
Child abuse is just about the most evil crime possible and cannot be defended under any circumstances and any attempt to do so just high lights the true differences between our cultures.
11:27am Tue 11 Jan 11
mrengland07 says...
11:41am Tue 11 Jan 11
antonio 001 says...
The only attribute I can give to Nick Clegg and others PROSTITUTE
12:01pm Tue 11 Jan 11
wing commander bomber harris says...
12:05pm Tue 11 Jan 11
mrengland07 says...
2:31pm Tue 11 Jan 11
George Khan says...
By none other than the fickle Bomber Harris
Jack has made a valid point but he has his own agenda
He has generalised and maligned not only Pakistanis but Muslims
This grooming is no blody good but I'm afraid it's not helped by the girls behaviour
Why are they rife for exploitation?
Young women at that age should have a notion of self-respect
To be wary of weirdos, be it white,black or asian
To be openly vulnerable opens the doors for men who seek to molest
They need some awareness and education
Now Mr England, before you become an apologist
White folk down in areas of Mill Hill and Roman Road will see you, because of Jack, as one of them
So distance yourself too much because they won't give a sh..
There's good and bad in every community, it's easy for politicians, for publicity,to cause mayhem
One more thing putters, It's not only young girls that are being groomed
Bomber Harris and RK regularly stalk the streets of Whalley Range
Bowing before Bearded Mullahs to be taken down an alley way or dark room
They plead for their walking manner to be rearranged
And they shout, 'Long Live Pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad!'
With walking sticks hitched up their rear ends, they hop around the Range like kangaroos
Now, they're on a high, for them it's not that bad
Mr England, if you want, you can try it too, you got nothing to lose
3:02pm Tue 11 Jan 11
mrengland07 says...
3:02pm Tue 11 Jan 11
wing commander bomber harris says...
"Why are they rife for exploitation?" It's because the slimeballs are picking up young girls from troubled homes, from care hostels, from places where these kids have problems. These so called men are vultures, preying on the weak. All societies have their failures, it seems that yours are preying on ours. P.S. went to visit your bearded mullahs last night but they had been arrested by the GMP, can't think what for!!
3:09pm Tue 11 Jan 11
mrengland07 says...
3:17pm Tue 11 Jan 11
wing commander bomber harris says...
Don't apologies to the dumb a$$ed wind up merchant George Khan, nobody mentioned religion but him. He twists and turns like the liar he is. We are old hats at this. He comes out with stupidity when he is cornered. Total halfwit!
7:19pm Tue 11 Jan 11
RK says...
8:17pm Tue 11 Jan 11
George Khan says...
I see the usual suspects are back in print
Trying their best at humour and being lippy
If you spuds had read my post you'd find that I've acknowledged the fringe
No, not my thick glorious hair,but the minority
Who partake in these shameful pursuit
But, putters, you have to remember even the Judge at the trial in Derby
Went out of his way to say that this was not secluded to an ethnic group
It's bound to get more media attention
when there's reference to the word pakistani
Jack knew the consequence that the public will make a correlation with Muslims
Why has Jack's botty been smacked in the national press
His comments reeks of a publicity stunt, not a genuine concern for the victims
As he will be standing down, he's maybe airing his personal views, let's not digress
Where were these comments when he needed the votes of the Pakistanis
He's as fickle as they come, even more so than the likes of Bomber Harris
So putters Bomber and the fat little bald chap in his flat cap, RK
I assume you're getting ready for the evening shift too
Are we planning to visit Whalley Range
Remember when you bow down in front of Mullahs they don't know what to do
That's why they stick their walking sticks 'up there' because they think you're deranged
Now Mr England wants to be anointed and touch his toes
Well, chumcha that he is, he might get more than he bargained for
RK and Bomber are old hands at this, can the novice bear the force?
If we see three Kangaroos hopping around the range tonight, we'll know
8:55pm Tue 11 Jan 11
ghost of sceptic says...
9:58pm Tue 11 Jan 11
mrengland07 says...
11:18am Wed 12 Jan 11
supportin op engage team says...
l, filth of this earth need to all be locked up OR SENT PACKING blackburn need to sort this out its absolutely appalling ACTION MUST BE TAKEN NOW !!!!!!!
9:16pm Wed 12 Jan 11
johnleo says...
"The child led me on."