(14 Aug 2014, 9:08 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote As Fozz pointed out, others got away with it for years - probably due to their roles in the community.
However, whether it is victims of domestic abuse or of a sexual nature, creating that element of fear can play a massive part in the perpetrators getting away with their punishment for a long time.
Kids I went to school with, only had the courage to speak up about certain things a long time after the 'events' ended.
One mate in particular had it tough. We were all totally unaware. He confided in me 4/5 years ago and that was circa 10/12 years after it ended.
I had a similar experience last year, a guy I know, who actually looked after me, got 18 months last year after he was caught shagging young girls. I told a female I lived with about it, and she instantly told me stuff I had suspected for years, although he never did anything to her, he came on quite strong at times and was very suggestive, but back in the day, I was 15/16, and it was something we all suspected, but never talked about it, so we left it and it never got brought up again till he got sent down, I don't know why it never came up years ago, because other people have told me stories about the guy in question when he got suspended and when investigated, accusations went back a long time, before I even knew the fella