Cliff Richard

[Barsel]

Apologies if this question has already been asked, but what do you think will happen with this case? It all seems to have gone very quiet. Do you think it will be swept under the carpet?

[anneasquith]

don't know .

[mikey4444]

It has been "swept under the carpet" in the past Barsel, quite a few times but it was never made public in the same way as this current investigation.

So no...the investigation has to go on but it may be some months before any charges are brought, if any. The wheels of British Justice grind slowly but exceedingly fine, etc.

[LochNessMonster]

Maybe the press are not "Wired for Sound" as the BBC quoted "We don't talk any more"

[ladybirder]

He was quizzed two weeks ago, here in England, by the South Yorkshire Police. We don't seem to have heard anything since then.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2748191/I-going-agony-false-accusations-Sir-Cliff-tells-Gloria-Hunniford-ordeal-police-inquiry-abuse-boy-15.html

[Obiter]

// The wheels of British Justice grind slowly but exceedingly fine, etc.//


"Though the mills of God grind slowly;
Yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience he stands waiting,
With exactness grinds he all."

[mikey4444]

Sextus Empiricus certainly knew what he was talking about Obiter !

[naomi24]

Why are you assuming there is something to be swept under the carpet?

[mikey4444]

Richard being interviewed by Gloria Hunniford !....I bet that was a tough encounter. Wasn't Paxo available then ?

[corylus]

The Young Ones, (Joke OK!)

[Bazile]

Unfortunately , if he is innocent or no charges brought he will always be tainted by the allegations , in some peoples mind

[mikey4444]

I'm not Naomi...I was just responding to the OP.

But allegations have been made and Richard was interviewed by the Police. The Police must have thought that the allegations were serious, otherwise they would have ignored them, as they have done constantly in child abuse cases, and not just in Rotherham. But I am quite happy for the investigations to continue until a charge is brought or not.

[ummmm]

Isn't it just 1 allegation?

[naomi24]

Mikey, I was talking to the OP.

[Sipowicz]

I think Naomi's comment was aimed at the opening poster.

[ludwig]

They probably need some kind of evidence of wrongdoing other than one person's accusation before they take any further action.

[mikey4444]

Beg pardon Naomi...that wasn't clear. But the question was a valid one, given that past serious allegations against famous people were not handled correctly and the carpets did end up with copious bulges in. Who could forgive anybody for being afraid that the same thing doesn't happen again ?

[naomi24]

Mikey, without evidence of wrong doing, asking if 'it will be swept under the carpet' assumes there is something to be swept under the carpet, and it is therefore neither a valid nor a fair question.

[mikey4444]

Don't agree Naomi. If someone has their home raided by a group of Police and then that person is questioned at length, under caution, then it would appear to me that there is a strong possibility that the Police think that an offence has been committed. But I repeat that I am perfectly happy to wait until a charge is brought or not, like most people I would imagine.

[naomi24]

Mikey, of course when someone makes a complaint the police suspect that an offence has been committed - they have to - but it doesn't follow that the complaint is genuine or that police suspicions are confirmed. Until there's some real evidence, police enquiries like this should never be made public.

[Georgiesmum]

Didnt the police already say that nothing untoward was found in his apartment?