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[afc1903mad]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dai...l-11603401.amp

According to this article the appeal was heard in Nov 2017 and the original trial was early 2017

Both dates well after he left Pitodrie, let alone when he joined the club in 2014

[Basingstokered]

Both dates well after he left Pitodrie, let alone when he joined the club in 2014

To be fair the date of the rape was well before he joined up at pittordrie.

Was he actually charged with rape or did the investigation ever get that far. What I’ve read is that the authorities discontinued because of the corroboration requirement. Was this the case that a taxi driver was worried about the state she was in or am I thinking of the wrong one.

Given that he already had convictions where he pleaded not guilty but was found guilty you can’t believe a word he says.

I think just steer clear of rapists and certainly don’t offer him and extension

[afc1903mad]

To be fair the date of the rape was well before he joined up at pittordrie.

Was he actually charged with rape or did the investigation ever get that far. What I’ve read is that the authorities discontinued because of the corroboration requirement. Was this the case that a taxi driver was worried about the state she was in or am I thinking of the wrong one.

Given that he already had convictions where he pleaded not guilty but was found guilty you can’t believe a word he says.

I think just steer clear of rapists and certainly don’t offer him and extension

I agree, the club should stay clear of rapists and any other convictions that would bring the club into disrepute.
It would seem from the outside, he took advantage when she was in no fit state to consent.
I think the laws may have changed since then which address this.

As it stood, he was charged and the trial returned a not proven (effectively not guilty) before he signed with us. Subsequently well after he left us, he was tried civilly and found guilty.

The timing was however he had been accused, tried and found not guilty, so to try and tarnish the club is plainly wrong, but some do like to try and tarnish the club whenever they can.

Point of note, for clarity as I’m sure some will need it.Anyone convicted of a crime which directly impacts the victim (murder, kidnapping, rape, peado etc) should absolutely get the book thrown at them. The punishment should fit the crime.

[Basingstokered]

I agree, the club should stay clear of rapists and any other convictions that would bring the club into disrepute.
It would seem from the outside, he took advantage when she was in no fit state to consent.
I think the laws may have changed since then which address this.

As it stood, he was charged and the trial returned a not proven (effectively not guilty) before he signed with us. Subsequently well after he left us, he was tried civilly and found guilty.

The timing was however he had been accused, tried and found not guilty, so to try and tarnish the club is plainly wrong, but some do like to try and tarnish the club whenever they can.

Point of note, for clarity as I’m sure some will need it.Anyone convicted of a crime which directly impacts the victim (murder, kidnapping, rape, peado etc) should absolutely get the book thrown at them. The punishment should fit the crime.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dai...il-9670311.amp

This report says there was no criminal trial this would go with the civil judge saying that the victims evidence was clear and the pairs wasn’t.

[Mason89]

There was no trial. That’s why she raised a civil action. No idea where you’re getting the not proven verdict from.

Aberdeen should have went nowhere near him. It was an appalling decision

[afc1903mad]

There was no trial. That’s why she raised a civil action. No idea where you’re getting the not proven verdict from.

Aberdeen should have went nowhere near him. It was an appalling decision

Skimmed the google search which had linked the Goodwillie / Robertson case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43044323

It seems there was no initial as the prosecutors deemed there was insufficient evidence.

[Basingstokered]

Skimmed the google search which had linked the Goodwillie / Robertson case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43044323

It seems there was no initial as the prosecutors deemed there was insufficient evidence.

Makes you wonder what corroborating evidence they expected given that there were 3 in the flat and she was apparently almost paralytic. If she’s in such a state course there’s not going to be physical marks.

[Mason89]

Skimmed the google search which had linked the Goodwillie / Robertson case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43044323

It seems there was no initial as the prosecutors deemed there was insufficient evidence.

It wasn’t insufficient evidence, it was that they didn’t think they could ‘win’ in Livingston single mum vs Scotland’s top QC

There’s a difference there.

[Pacman1903]

There was no trial. That’s why she raised a civil action. No idea where you’re getting the not proven verdict from.

Aberdeen should have went nowhere near him. It was an appalling decision

Dont forget we gave him an extension too

[afc1903mad]

Dont forget we gave him an extension too

Before the civil action was processed.
When he signed (and extended), the situation was that he had previously been charged but the prosecution determined that there was insufficient evidence in order to be able to prove the case.