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[sherrardk]

http://news.sky.com/story/1250859/max-clifford-found-guilty-of-sex-charges

[Graham-W]

What a surprise!

[sandyRoe]

Wasn't it Ernest Saunders who was spared the full weight of the laws displeasure because he had Alzheimers and given an early release. He went on to make a remarkable, almost miraculous, recovery.

[Zeuhl]

/being afraid of dropping the soap in the showers/

I'm not sure this is the most appropriate thread for jokey remarks about male rape.

[mikey4444]

Zuehl...you are right and I withdraw the remark with immediate effect.

[jno]

it was indeed, sandy, an example to (wealthy) defendants throughout the land.

[Zeuhl]

'Nuff said Mikey

:-)

[berniecuddles]

"He actually is ill. I believe he has prostate cancer"
and what has that got to do with anything?

[hc4361]

That could be taken in to account for sentencing, bernie

[sandyRoe]

An earlier post suggested, perhaps ironically, that he might be too ill for a prison sentence. I was simply saying that he is ill.

[berniecuddles]

not having a go at you sandy at all,but if he is ill so what!
that has nothing to do with the case!

[Zeuhl]

But it could be a factor in the Judge's sentencing

[sandyRoe]

It could have a lot to do with any sentence he gets. His defence might argue that he couldn't receive the treatment he needed if given a custodial sentence.

[berniecuddles]

probably not in a cell tonight as he has something on the judge ( and that wouldn't surprise me either )

[berniecuddles]

what a world we live in, he is found guilty of 8 sex charges and because he may have prostrate cancer he may get a lesser sentence,bet that cheers up his victims!

[sandyRoe]

I think judges are obliged to grant bail unless there's a very good reason not to. Ever watch Crimewatch and notice how many criminals abscond after being found guilty but before they've been sentenced?

[mikey4444]

Zeuhl...I have googled one of the names, and there were lots of newspaper reports in early March concerning this. I wonder if it is this Tory chap that Tom Watson was on about in the House of Commons some months ago ?

If it is true it would be a huge bombshell !

[jno]

they're saying he faces "up to two years" in jail, which seems quite mild after years of predation.

[Ellipsis]

> probably not in a cell tonight as he has something on the judge ( and that wouldn't surprise me either )

It would me, given he was found guilty ...

[naomi24]

Alleged historical crimes judged by today’s standards sits uncomfortably with me.