After All This Time

[sir.prize]

he makes official complaint.

The Met said: “A man contacted police on October 16 to report an alleged incident which took place in 1981.

32 years to say something. Yeah ok!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/operation-yewtree-investigating-soap-actress-2474492

[Bazile]

Are you saying that because it was 32 years ago , it did not happen ?.

I'm no expert on this , however i think you'll find that it is accepted that most abusee's ( if there is such a word ) refrain from reporting abuse for one reason or another - one reason being that because of the profile of the abuser ; they just do not think that they will be beleived .

In the case of Jimmy Saville , it is clear that this was the case for many people .
He was even able to run rings round the police and many others , when confronted with these allegations

[sir.prize]

No, I did not suggest that it did not happen.

I was questioning why he took 32 years. My feeling would be that it seems the ripe time to make a claim as so many celebrities are under suspicion.

Then of course I could be completely wrong and the female who became a soap star took advantage of him twice - three years apart. I still think he should have said something earlier if . . . .

[Just-Jude]

Who do you think it is then? Are we allowed to guess?

[sir.prize]

You trying to get this thread removed Just-Jude?

[Gromit]

I have a great suspicion who this is.

I am a similar age and remember a very predatory female actress in a club I used to frequent when I was young.

Considering this was pre-EastEnders, we are talking about a Northern Soap.

I fear this might go the way of stories about female teachers seducing 16 year old boys and will not take it seriously.

[sandyRoe]

It couldn't have been the lady who played Annie Walker, could it? I always thought her the epitome of respectability.

[jno]

I've looked at the photo of the back of her head and am pretty sure it's not Ena Sharples, because she had a hairnet. I wouldn't like to say anything more definite.

[aelmpvw]

those three old ladies that frequented the snug all looked a bit shifty to me sandy

[sandyRoe]

You're not impugning the virtue of Minnie Caldwell? Still, who knows what they might get up to after a few milk stouts.

[ludwig]

I think the silhouette of a random woman's head was definitely worth putting in the article.

[bazwillrun]

no point in random guessing who iy could be....we dont want a lynch mob !

[modeller]

Is he complaining or boasting ? I was never that lucky at 16.

[Maggoty]

JNO - maybe that's why Violet Carson (Ena Sharples) wore a hairnet - the fear of leaving DNA behind via a stray hair. makes ya thunk huh? :-)

[anotheoldgit]

Just because this happens to be a female that has been reported, why all the nudge, nudge humour?

All those male celebrities were identified why should it be any different because it is a female?

[Zeuhl]

One of my favourite Corrie stars was Lynne Perrie

[hc4361]

That is exactly why so many boys and men don't report sexual assault and abuse committed by a woman - it doesn't get taken seriously.

It was worse 30 odd years ago.

[Mamyalynne]

hc, exactly. I would have thought most would have grown up by now and not seen it as a humorous situation when it happens to a young male.

[hc4361]

There are direct references and allusions to a certain former soap actress in this thread. It is not her because she is dead and the woman in the report is alive.

[tamborine]

Last time @ 19y (age of consent)....he's having a lafff

[sir.prize]

Tambo - I guess he decided he wanted his pic in the paper.

What a plank.