‘This is an utter disgrace’: Outcry after Sri Lankan
president pardons death row killer who
brutally murdered Swedish teen girl
president pardons death row killer who
brutally murdered Swedish teen girl
The wealthy and influential have a different standard of justice
no matter where in the world you are
no matter where in the world you are
In his final week in office, Sri Lanka’s outgoing president has pardoned a death row killer who murdered a Swedish teenager in 2005. The girl’s skull was smashed into 64 pieces during the horrific attack.
Yvonne Jonsson, who had dual Sri Lankan and Swedish nationality, was killed in the stairwell of the Colombo apartment building her family was living in at the time. The attack had come after an argument between the teenager and killer Jude Jayamaha, then aged 19, who reportedly hails from an influential family.
Jayamaha was initially sentenced to 12 years, but his appeal ended in him being sentenced to death. Confirming the decision to pardon and release him, President Maithripala Sirisena said Jayamaha was imprisoned “over an incident of impatience” and had served his term with good behavior.
In a Facebook post, Jonsson’s sister wrote in detail about her family’s heartbreak over news of the killer’s pardon and release, rejecting any claims the murder was an accident or minor incident. Instead she insisted Jayamaha had planned the attack, waiting outside the apartment for his victim and chasing her down in the brutal assault.
Caroline Jonsson-Bradley also said the attacker had taken pains to try to destroy evidence of his involvement and evade justice, and the family “will never overcome the pain and distress” he caused by murdering Yvonne.
“He showed and continues to show absolutely no remorse for what he has done,” she wrote. “To say my sister’s brutal killing has turned our world upside down is an understatement.”
Sri Lankans commenting online shared their disgust over news of the release, sending fresh condolences to the bereaved family and calling the president an “idiot” for the “senseless and meaningless” pardon.
“Where is the justice for the victim?” one asked. “Shame on you President Sirisena.”
“This is an utter disgrace,” another wrote.
I suspect his retirement fund was somewhat enhanced. Too bad Sri Lankans didn't figure out what kind of man he was years ago.
Toronto man charged with dozens of
child sex-related offences
CBC News A Toronto man has been charged with numerous sex-related offences, police said Wednesday.
Mohammed Naufal Hadi Mohamed, 52, was arrested on Oct. 29 following an investigation, police said in a news release.
He faces a total of 54 charges, including 14 counts each of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a young person; 12 counts of sexual interference with a person under 14; and two counts of forcible confinement. The other charges include:
14 counts of Sexual Exploitation of Young Person
12 counts of Sexual Interference With a Person Under 14
14 counts of Sexual Assault
Six of Corrupt Child Through Sexual Immorality
Three counts of Unlawfully Engage in Anal Intercourse
Three counts of Invitation to Sexual Touching Under 14 years of age
Two counts of Forcible Confinement
He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
Police believe there are other victims and are asking anyone with more information to come forward.
Heartbreaking words of teen sexual assault victim of Bedford, UK, attacker
By Jo AbiA teenage victim of the Bedford attacker in the UK has delivered a heartbreaking victim impact statement detailing how her life has changed.
The girl and her sibling were abused by Charles Wells, 66, of Linden Road, Bedford.
The Cambridge News reports he has been sentenced to three years.
Wells targeted the girl when she was 15 and it wasn't until later that she discovered he'd also been abusing her teenage sibling since four years earlier.
In a victim impact statement one of the victims said: "As a result of what he did, I no longer had the confidence to wear the same clothes as I used to. I felt that if he had those thoughts about me then other people might have the same thoughts.
"I used to be an open book and allow people into my life, but it now takes a long time for me to trust anyone new," she continued. "I shouldn't be feeling like this. In fact, I don't involve myself in a lot of things that other girls my age are doing, such as going to parties and festivals, as I'm wary of what other people's intentions are.
"I just don't want to put myself in any situation that could put me in danger."
The victim said while she knows what happened to her, she hasn't yet found a way to get over it.
"I find it better to look to the future rather than the past, and at the moment I want to just move forward and think positively," she concluded.
Detective Constable Jenny Bryce, who investigated the case, spoke out against Wells and how he took advantage to "sexually abuse two young people who had put their trust in him", calling it "unfathomable".
"Child sexual abuse is one of the most heinous of crimes and we work tirelessly to support the victims through an investigation and bring these perpetrators to justice," she said, adding that she hoped Wells' time in prison will make him think "long and hard" about his actions.
"Although his sentence can't take away what they have been through, I hope it is of some condolence to them and they are able to move forward with their lives," she added.
It seems, somehow, the judge isn't in full agreement with Jenny's assessment of CSA being one of the most heinous crimes. 3 years is a pathetic sentence for what he did to those girls, whatever he did to those girls.
God-awful Sussex, UK woman, filmed sexual abuse of young girl on Skype for money
By Harry Bullmore, The ArgusA TWISTED woman live-streamed herself sexually abusing a young girl over a period of almost three years.
Christine Callaghan, from Bexhill, was paid thousands of pounds to carry out the horrific acts over Skype.
The 33-year-old admitted four child sexual abuse charges and awaits sentencing.
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| Callaghan and Petley |
The warped offences were uncovered as the result of an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) into Jodie Little, who was found guilty of similar offences (3rd story on link).
Dean Petley of Leamington Spa was identified as a customer of Little, who operated under the names “Devil B**** 666” and “DomTabooSlut” on an adult services website from her home in Cyprus.
Police arrested 30-year-old Petley and unearthed an encrypted hard drive at his home. This contained screenshots of Skype conversations with Callaghan over a two-year period. These included images clearly showing her abusing the girl as Petley watched. He could be seen in a small window in the corner of the screen.
The hard drive also contained a ten-minute video of Callaghan abusing the young girl and screenshots of the acts showed at least ten different dates between 2016 and 2018.
She was paid £2,285 ($2922USD) by Petley to carry out the abuse.
Callaghan “performed penetrative sexual activity in front of the victim and also sexually abused her,” according to the NCA.
In Isleworth Crown Court, London, on Friday Callaghan admitted distributing indecent live streamed videos and two counts of causing or inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity. She will be sentenced at a date to be confirmed.
At the same hearing Petley, an automotive engineer, admitted 11 charges last month and was jailed for eight years.
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| Jodie Little |
“Distance is not a barrier for the NCA in pursuing UK child sex offenders wherever they are.
“The investigation into Little has unravelled other leads that our policing partners are working on.
“These were horrendous crimes, but they’re an example of what the NCA is seeing more and more with increasingly worsening cyber-enabled child sexual offending.
“The NCA knows that the scale and severity of offending against children is worsening.
“We and UK police arrest about 500 child sex offenders a month and safeguard about 700 children a month. There is no greater priority for us than protecting children.”
Child Protection Charity The Lucy Faithfull Foundation runs the Stop It Now! helpline which offers confidential advice to anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s behaviour towards children.
Irish man (64) jailed for three years for
distributing child sex abuse images
Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Fergus Galvin lost his job and family arising out of the offence.
A 64-YEAR-old man who admitted distributing child sex abuse images at his home in East Cork four years ago has been jailed for six years with the last three years suspended.
Fergus Galvin pleaded guilty to a charge that, on 24 October 2015 at his home at 15 Charleston Wharf, Balick Road, Midleton, County Cork, he knowingly had in his possession sex abuse images, namely 290 files consisting of images and movies portraying child sex abuse.
He also admitted knowingly distributing child sex abuse images between August 27 and 30, 2015.
Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Mr Galvin had lost his job and family arising out of the offence.
Judge O’Callaghan said that he was “perplexed” by the openness with which Galvin conducted the offences and the ease with which Gardaí could track the defendant.
Mr Galvin was found guilty and previously served a sentence for similar offences.
Sinead Behan, BL, representing Mr Galvin, said that his client had at times posed a suicide risk. He was relieved that the case was finally before the courts.
She said that client was very helpful and co-operative with gardaí. Mr Galvin has a background of childhood sexual abuse.
Judge O’Callaghan said that it was not a “victimless” crime. He stated that children in faraway places were being abused and the persons committing such offences were supporting the “wholesale abuse of young children.”
There was no suggestion that Galvin was involved in the production of such material.
Judge O’Callaghan jailed Mr Galvin for six years suspending the last three years of the sentence to give the defendant “one last chance” to turn his life around.
Yeah! Good luck with that!
Wiltshire, UK child rapist found guilty of child sexual abuse
By Salisbury Journal Reporter
A WILTSHIRE man who was jailed last year for multiple counts of child sex abuse, including rape, has been convicted of further offences after another young victim came forward.
Edward Caldwell, 36, previously from Melksham but currently serving an 18 year prison sentence, had been on trial at Winchester Crown Court.
His sentence will run concurrently to the substantial prison sentence he is already serving after being found guilty in March last year of raping a child under the age of 13, assaulting a child under the age of 13, inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and two counts of possessing indecent images of children.
Arrrgggghhhh! I hate concurrent sentences. It must make the victim feel like she's worthless. Her rapist doesn't spend an extra day in jail for the horror he inflicted upon her. When are judges going to consider the victims in their sentencing? This one surely didn't.
As reported, specialist officers caught Caldwell after he downloaded and shared indecent images in November 2016. When he was arrested, officers seized his computer and tablet and discovered 3,700 category A to category C images and films.
Det Con Melonie Neal, of Wiltshire Police's Public Protection Department, was the officer in charge of the previous investigation into Caldwell and took on this new case when a second victim came forward.
She said: "The previous court case and conviction and the fact that Caldwell was now behind bars meant the victim in this case felt safe enough to come forward and speak to police about the abuse she had suffered years earlier.
"This is very often the case in these types of investigation - someone being convicted and imprisoned gives others the courage to report their abuse for the first time.
"I would like to praise both the young girl in this case and her mother, who have had to endure a difficult trial, but have shown incredible bravery through the whole process.
"I hope that this case once again shows victims that we are here to listen to them and we will fully investigate all reports, doing our best to get justice for them.
"If you are reading this and you have been a victim of sexual abuse, no matter how long ago it happened, please do not suffer in silence - please tell someone.
"Please talk to someone you can trust, whether that is a family member, a friend, a charity or the police. There is help and support out there for you."
You can find more information, including links to organisations which can provide relevant advice and support, on our website https://crowd.in/zL9h7u. Alternatively you can report abuse by calling the police on 101.
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