Jon Harley, defending, said that Smith was a teenager himself, at the start of the abuse, and that he had difficulties with his own sexual identity at the time. A pre-sentence report stated: “It may be that the defendant was exploring his own sexuality.”
How the fuck can you even say that with a straight face ?
“Your honour my client nonced kids because he thought he might be gay” full on Kevin Spacey defence.
Also one of the most noncey looking fuckers I’ve ever seen in my life.
Photographic evidence that there must be a nonce gene surely.
Just the Tory way; thought they were exempt…
12 years is too little. What a joke of a sentence.
Drawing the connection between being gay and sexual abuse of young people is horrific
UK Chris Chan
Yet another Tory nonce. Seems like quite a pattern.
Why does it need to say innocent school boys in the headline? What would they have needed to be guilty of for this to be ok?
You can always rely on the tories to sink to the lowest levels
It’s good they are starting to catch these people. A lot of them got away with it for too long. It’s hard to look at these things but you really have to and not ignore it. Even if they are not as gross as this guy (many are charming and friendly), they are still criminals who need punishment and also help.
he looks like a reddit mod
Isn’t that the guy who fought for gender-neutral toilets? Why am I not surprised…
I’m straight so I can’t speak from experience but I’d imagine people from the gay community hearing a nonce using excuses like this must be fucking infuriating
The picture on the right looks like a meatloaf cover act in Skegness
interesting use of the word “innocent” in the headline – The implication being some children would deserve being raped?
>Jon Harley, defending, said that Smith was a teenager himself, at the start of the abuse, and that he had difficulties with his own sexual identity at the time. A pre-sentence report stated: “It may be that the defendant was exploring his own sexuality.”
On the day a gay man came out in football for the first time everyone going ‘well it doesn’t surprise me any more because homophobia’s basically dead’ – we have this massive example of homophobia in one of our nation’s courts. Having lived with the comparison between gay men and podophiles since I came out as a teenager, it’s a stereotype that needs to die and makes the process of coming out so much more difficult for many of us.
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This man in no way belongs to the LGB community.
It’s always the ones you most expect…
I’m amazed they were found guilty being a Tory and all.
Would thought the establishment would step in to save them.
If there was ever a mugshot that says ‘I’m a paedo’ this is it.
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Jon Harley, defending, said that Smith was a teenager himself, at the start of the abuse, and that he had difficulties with his own sexual identity at the time. A pre-sentence report stated: “It may be that the defendant was exploring his own sexuality.”
How the fuck can you even say that with a straight face ?
“Your honour my client nonced kids because he thought he might be gay” full on Kevin Spacey defence.
Also one of the most noncey looking fuckers I’ve ever seen in my life.
Photographic evidence that there must be a nonce gene surely.
Just the Tory way; thought they were exempt…
12 years is too little. What a joke of a sentence.
Drawing the connection between being gay and sexual abuse of young people is horrific
UK Chris Chan
Yet another Tory nonce. Seems like quite a pattern.
Why does it need to say innocent school boys in the headline? What would they have needed to be guilty of for this to be ok?
They always look like that don’t they.
Look at him ffs. The tell tale signs are there
I mean…… Would you trust him with your kids?
Its always the ones who’re overly enthusiastic for [gender-neutral toilets](https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/mayor-quizzed-gender-neutral-toilets-16437625)…
You can always rely on the tories to sink to the lowest levels
It’s good they are starting to catch these people. A lot of them got away with it for too long. It’s hard to look at these things but you really have to and not ignore it. Even if they are not as gross as this guy (many are charming and friendly), they are still criminals who need punishment and also help.
he looks like a reddit mod
Isn’t that the guy who fought for gender-neutral toilets? Why am I not surprised…
I’m straight so I can’t speak from experience but I’d imagine people from the gay community hearing a nonce using excuses like this must be fucking infuriating
The picture on the right looks like a meatloaf cover act in Skegness
interesting use of the word “innocent” in the headline – The implication being some children would deserve being raped?
>Jon Harley, defending, said that Smith was a teenager himself, at the start of the abuse, and that he had difficulties with his own sexual identity at the time. A pre-sentence report stated: “It may be that the defendant was exploring his own sexuality.”
On the day a gay man came out in football for the first time everyone going ‘well it doesn’t surprise me any more because homophobia’s basically dead’ – we have this massive example of homophobia in one of our nation’s courts. Having lived with the comparison between gay men and podophiles since I came out as a teenager, it’s a stereotype that needs to die and makes the process of coming out so much more difficult for many of us.
​
This man in no way belongs to the LGB community.
It’s always the ones you most expect…
I’m amazed they were found guilty being a Tory and all.
Would thought the establishment would step in to save them.
If there was ever a mugshot that says ‘I’m a paedo’ this is it.