Rolf Still Raking It In !

[tonyav]

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/jailed-rolf-harris-is-still-earning-a-fortune-in-prison/ar-AA9rKui

[PankySmooch]

I'm not favouring the guilty parties but if every case results in money being paid out to the victims surely there will be more false accusations popping up against these celebrities for something that 'happened' 30 years ago

[wired]

Disgrace but can he tell what it is yet, sorry:(

[PankySmooch]

Ummmm, don't get me wrong, I've got every sympathy for the victims of these horrendous crimes but why should they get money from the accused?

If they were financially ruined by the accused then yes but some of these cases date back to 30 years ago so why should they get a payment now?

Surely knowing that the person is locked up for their crimes is suffice

[ummmm]

Panky...I'm a bit on the fence. I'm a victim of abuse and I wouldn't want to touch the dirty money. It's too deep a subject though. People cope differently, just human nature. A life ruined might be enhanced with money. You'd have to know the people involved, and we don't.

[anneasquith]

take their money and donate it to charity,

[-Talbot-]

A source said

A jail source said

[PankySmooch]

Ummmm a few years back Arthur Mullard, a famous comedy actor back in the 70's / 80's died and left an estate worth around £360k, his daughter claimed that he had sexually abused her for years and driven her mother to suicide and she didn't want his money so I can understand your point

[nailit]

from the link
//By contrast, his fellow inmates only earn £7 per hour doing menial chores.//
Are you kidding? I would be lucky to have earned that in a WEEK, when I was inside. I would be lucky to earn that on the outside.....

[-Talbot-]

That must be true though, nailit. A source said it.....

[ummmm]

I don't believe that the majority of these cases are about money. To some the money will be a bonus (and why not) but to others it's irrelevant....a prison sentence would suffice.

I think it's how each person copes. I would guess that most drug addicts and alcoholics have a back story.

[nailit]

My mistake Talbot, If a 'source' said it, it must be true...

[ummmm]

£7 an hour...what a load of bull.

[nailit]

Its immaterial how much someone in prison has anyway. I remember reading years ago in the press, how much Myra Hindley had in her prison account It was accompanied with much indignation . It doesnt make a blind bit of difference because they cant spend it. Every prisoner (immaterial of how much money they have) is only allowed to spend so much per week.

[PankySmooch]

You don't hear of any families claiming money from murderers

Just a thought

[venator]

Perhaps we can claim some of Tony Bliars' millions for getting us ninvolved in the war which has done much to inflame Muslims?

[Peter Pedant]

Proceeds of Crime Act covers precisely that

You/they apply to a court and it has to be shown the sum payable is from naughty activity.

/That's not strictly true - Hall may be ruined by the compensation claims from his victims, but not from operation yewtree itself. //

Hall would have a defence bill of in excess £100 000 which would be enough to ruin him - didnt someone have to sell their London house to pay for their lawyers

Oh and if you are acquitted - you never get costs in these cases

[jd_1984]

He might pop his clogs before he can spend a penny of it.
His family aren't criminals and should still be able to profit from his investments

[andres]

Rolf Harris had a relationship for years with the woman who reported him in the first instance.He should have paid her the money that she asked him for when she wanted to start her animal sanctuary.'Pay up or my brother will go to the police'. Then he probably wouldn't be in prison now. I don't think a person should have to pay twice for their offences (prison and financial rewards)unless the crime involved embezzlement or similar offences.His family still have to survive and his financial investments should be turned over to them.