Tory backbencher Mark Pritchard arrested and questioned for four hours over claim he raped a woman

[joebloggs]

One Dedworth missed for some reason, yet it's in his fav rag :cwm25:


Conservative MP Mark Pritchard has been arrested and questioned over an allegation that he raped a woman earlier this year.



Read more here ..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2860580/Conservative-MP-Mark-Pritchard-arrested-following-allegation-rape.html

[Dedworth]

Read it Joe - I understand it was in most papers and there is nothing in it unless he's charged

[Arthur Little]

One Dedworth missed for some reason, yet it's in his fav rag :cwm25:



Read more here ..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2860580/Conservative-MP-Mark-Pritchard-arrested-following-allegation-rape.html

Can't be arsed reading through the link late at night ... :icon_sorry:

However, I did observe he's being referred to by the "courtesy" title, 'Mr' ... which would, in all probability, have been dropped from press reports had any such allegations proceeded beyond the investigatory stage.

On the other hand ... :anerikke: ... very often, "there's no smoke without fire"! :NoNo:

[Dedworth]

Investigation into rape allegations against Mark Pritchard MP dropped
Tory MP, who was arrested on 2 December after voluntarily attending a police station, told case dropped due to insufficient evidence

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/06/investigation-rape-allegations-tory-mp-mark-pritchard-dropped

From your rag Joe just in case you missed it :wink:

[les_taxi]

I thought Joe read the Beano :icon_lol:

[johncar54]

I have always thought that it is 'somewhat unfair' to release a person's name, almost in any criminal case, until that person is convicted.

It is inevitable that some members of the community will always say, and maybe believe, that there is no smoke without fire and, therefore, if the person is not subsequently convicted, that they 'got away with it'.

The newspaper report in this case says, 'the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence'. Implying there was some evidence, so Pritchard has not had his reputation restored.

[Dedworth]

The newspaper report in this case says, 'the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence'. Implying there was some evidence, so Pritchard has not had his reputation restored.

Mealy mouthed Met Police PC speak - if he was an illegal immigrant or so called "asylum seeker" they'd already be writing the compensation cheque


I thought Joe read the Beano :icon_lol:

I forgot he has it delivered along with World Proleteriat Weekly :wink:

[joebloggs]

I thought Joe read the Beano :icon_lol:

Better than you reading tea leaves :icon_lol:

[joebloggs]

I have always thought that it is 'somewhat unfair' to release a person's name, almost in any criminal case, until that person is convicted.

It is inevitable that some members of the community will always say, and maybe believe, that there is no smoke without fire and, therefore, if the person is not subsequently convicted, that they 'got away with it'.

The newspaper report in this case says, 'the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence'. Implying there was some evidence, so Pritchard has not had his reputation restored.

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