but I was one of the first victims of the False Allegations Industry to be used for other reasons. Publicist Max Clifford was approached by Kirk McIntyre in the year 2000 to get money from the media, claiming that he had been abused in the 1970s by several gay men. Max told him the story was worthless; none of the men was a celebrity. McIntyre went away and returned with my name. I'd never met him but couldn't prove that. But I was a celebrity (back then). Max had also (I suspect) been approached by someone about to lose their job when I became Global Chairman of the music company EMI, a job I had been offered. He told McIntyre to go down the Police route - make a formal complaint; I would be arrested (in 2000) and the publicity would certainly bring other False Accusers out of the woodwork.

This kind of thing had happened for years - especially in the gay world (often leading to blackmail and suicide). Max had used it mainly with footballers and was keen to extend the power and profits into broader life. It was only a few days after my arrest that the ages of consent were equalised at 16. Before that, gay sex had been illegal (until 1967), or only legal for the OVER 21s (until the 1990s).

Not knowing the reality (that police were not interested in truth; only in getting convictions) and long before False Accusers were considered honest automatically (why???), I was wrongly convicted in 2001. My appeal is still ongoing.

When Surrey Police tried again (hoping to improve their image after the Savile bad publicity) in 2015, they found, to their horror, that there were no credible accusers. They dredged up a few old ones, rejected in 2001, including McIntyre. After my acquittal, the Mail ran this piece - full of incorrect "facts". I was declared Not Guilty of McIntyre's lies when several chunks of evidence emerged, showing he'd been in dozens of mental institutions in his life (and had never mentioned me amongst his "abusers" until after meeting Clifford in 2000). I was also declared Not Guilty of other charges and the remainder were thrown out and any retrial refused. The reporter knew this but chose to lie. Why? It was a better story.

Since my "debacle" of 2018 the False Allegations Industry has exploded (especially in America - always slightly behind the UK). Especially against "ordinary"people who may not have millions to be stolen by liars assisted by police and corrupt lawyers but can still provide liars with cash (the CICA really needs looking at). One falsely accused in prison had to sell his home to pay the liar, getting his family evicted and thrown onto the street. This is Great Britain today.

We MUST change this broken system.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6036779...case-thrown-out.html

The 'system' isn't broken.

It's working exactly as designed - BENT to the benefit of the un-elected corrupt controllers, Cops/Lawyers/Banks/Media BIG MAFIA!

UK/England, Wales, Scotland equal age of consent at 16 was finally secured in 2001. Puritan Ulster’s age of consent was lowered to 16 seven years later in 2008, ultimately in line with the rest of the uptight UK.

www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/...lised-gay-and-bi-men

The system is not going to be changed. Or rather it is, and in a way that will make it easier for false accusers to line up to claim 'compensation'. As per the UK child abuse inquiry recommendations. One of your posters thought it a good thing.

Oh we get many different posters and literally thousands of visitors and readers (including media and authorities). And have done since the mid 1990s - coming up for 30 years online. We carry many opinions unless they are malicious, stupid or unreadable. Can the system change for the better? I doubt it; simplification, the devil's weapon of mass destruction, means such complex situations as False Allegations and Corrupt or Incompetent cops get ignored. Easy solutions are always preferred to depth of thought. After all, nobody can read, see or hear any headline of more than three words in 2022.

Fascinating rape case that has gripped Australia with a Canberra jury abandoning a rape trial because a juror was found with an academic paper on "false accusations" after being told not to do "their own research"

Of course I'm ignorant to the truth (how could I know?)
but amazing to read social media and the utter ignorance of people, many furious the accused did not take the stand and saying he must be forced to and the "brave" accuser who was labelled "woman of the year" by Elle magazine and negotiated a $200,000 book deal before charges were even laid.

It's become very political and Twitter nutters are out in force but the number of people who simply believe accusation means guilt and a trial is just a foregone conclusion is bizarre.
# I doubt a second trial will take place due to the impossibility of finding an impartial jury.


www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1135936...olice-TV-speech.html

I find it baffling that someone should cash in or make preparations for cashing in on their story and still be allowed to go to court.