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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer
I bet a few were part of your childhood too Neil 
I've said it before and I'll say it again R, 'celebrities' can be seen as soft targets and no doubt there will be some who jump on the compensation wagon.
It's not that strange when you look at the amount of accusers that where ignored or covered up by the police etc back in the day.its only recently they've been taken seriously and why so many have come out years after  |
I know someone who told his parents that he was being abused by an 'uncle'.....they did not believe this child.
This was many years ago(1950's). It was only after this 'uncles' death that it came out he had been molesting young children...both boys and girls.
This man has been adversely affected for all of his life because his parents could not believe that a family friend could do this to their son.
People do not always allege that these acts took place purely so that they can gain financially...but to achieve closure....this is important for their mental well being.
I do not know whether Cliff Richard did these things that he is being accused of, but I would hesitate to suggest that the person who has made the allegations is doing it for financial gain.
Once an allegation is made, then it has to be investigated....and while it is hard to substantiate what went on in the 1980's(any forensic evidence is long gone) if there is evidence that this popular singer has been doing things that show him in a different light, then he must face justice.
Many influential people(both past and present) appear to think that the law is there to protect
them and hide their transgressions, rather than to bring them to justice.
Or is it only me who thinks this way?