There are so many things that have happened during this Miscarriage of justice, its hard to know where to start.....

When I used to watch films where people have been caught up in what I have been caught up in, I used to say “yeah, great film, would never happen in real life”. I used to watch people standing in front of the press, having finally being cleared, saying “I have been to hell and back”. Meaningless words, words which I now understand. Whenever I used to tell people all the things that all the organisations have done to me, I used to get the same reaction every time; “they can't do that, its against the law!” It seems the law isn't something these people know or care about. Ill begin with the Probation service, in particular of Greater Manchester. Their practices will beggar belief, They are another organisation in the UK who are never wrong, and if you question them, you are a bad person.

It began in November 2008, Tuesday the 25th of November to be precise. It was a meeting which I found alarming, but had no idea at the time, it was only the tip of the iceberg. Because I had been convicted, albeit wrongly, It is a requirement of the courts that I must attend meetings with a probation officer. I went to this meeting at Bury probation offices, a pre-arranged appointment with one Kenrick Straughn. It was a new experience for me, and obviously a slightly nerve racking one. The idea of this particular meeting was for Kenrick to complete a pre sentence report. This would then be given to the Judge at sentencing to help him/her to decide on the sentence. The report lays out my risk to the public, risk of re-offending and attitude towards the “victim”. The report is completed by Kenrick who would ask me a set number of questions, and according to my answers, it would put me in certain categories and tick boxes. All that is well and good, perhaps if done properly, it could correctly identify a person's risk to the public, thus keeping the public safe right?. Well, if done properly is the key phrase. The questions began with such questions as what do I do socially, where did I work, what things did I do in my spare time etcetera. I think it was when Kenrick asked me, “when you worked for the Devon and Dorset police...” that the alarm bells started to ring. “Greater Manchester police”, I pointed out. The meeting just went from slightly odd to bizarre. In the probation service, there is no such thing as “innocent” you are simply “in denial”. I stated to Kenrick I was innocent, therefore could not be sorry for something I had not done. He replied “Ive seen it in the Bury times, you must be guilty”. Its is the probation services job to deal with a conviction, and prevent re-offending. I fully accept that I was convicted by a court, and that is what they had to deal with. Here's the problem though. Kenrick is preparing a report on me, which would ultimately impact on my sentence. He believes I am guilty, I'm protesting my innocence, Which way do you think his report will go? Ill tell you.

I was supposed to receive the report prior to sentencing, hence the pre-sentence bit. I didn't, but in fact got a copy at sentencing. Too late to question it if things were wrong. Now the main theme here is The probation services don't like people who are innocent, because they can't work with you, you are a problem, and you can't complete their courses (sex offender treatment programmes and so on). What I don't to this day understand, and the probation service steadfastly refused to answer, is how can I show remorse for something I haven't done. Kenrick asked me what I felt about the “victim” who I have been banned by a Judge from naming, to protect her. I answered honestly; “she is the lowest form of life”. To this day, I still hold that view, she is a liar, she destroys lives and is supported by the system to go on destroying lives, and is indeed rewarded for so doing. That in my view is the lowest form of life. The pre-sentence report, a copy of which will be attached in a downloads folder, to be created soon for your viewing pleasure, Rated me as MAPPA level one. MAPPA being the multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements. In short, this includes the police,probation,social services and other such organisations. Their job is to monitor those offenders deemed dangerous enough to warrant it. Sex offenders are automatically Mappa monitored. They have meetings about meetings, to decide whether meetings should be held about an offender, and to update on the offenders progress. Kenrick rated me as MAPPA level 1; used in cases where the risk posed by the offender can be managed by one agency without actively or significantly involving other agencies. This Essentially means I am the lowest risk possible, according to MAPPA. This will become pertinent later on.

The report, which can be found HERE, states that; I am a low risk of re-offending, and indeed re-conviction. Mr Straughn stated that I had become “agnostic and challenging to people in a position of authority” and, the conviction was “suggestive of my lack of control and potential to exploit vulnerable young people”.Mr Straughn also ventured that I had “refused to discuss the offence”, and yet managed to produce several pages of my responses. I have had to remove the “victims” name for legal reasons. After reading this document, you may, or may not see, that because you are innocent; in the eyes of the probation services, you are a problem. Their solution is to go on courses to fix your behaviour. Huggy, warm, fluffy courses, I think you know the type, Where people can use big words and be pretentious.

The problem being is this, Mr Straughn, had the wrong file in with him on the interview. Let me just run that past you again. He had the wrong file. Straughn had brought into an interview with me, a file which had nothing to do with the offence I was convicted for. Mistakes can be made, people are busy. I pointed this out to Kenrick, who had now stated several wrong locations, had the wrong file, and believed I was guilty from the papers. This bothered me deeply, more so when it was pointed out, Kenrick said “it's ok we'll carry on without it”. So now we're doing my Pre-sentence report on guess work. I wrote a letter to the Probation services expressing my concerns to them, a copy of which can be found HERE. Their response which can be found HERE, was the beginning of the white wash. They wrote back and said Kenrick is an experienced officer, and I'm confident his report will be to the required standard. That's cleared that up then. Just like any other organisation in the UK, we're not wrong, how dare you question us, and we'll just fob you off anyway. It is clear Kenrick produced a report with malice, based on the fact I had dared to question him. This is evidenced by the fact the report wasn't completed until the 6^th of January 2009, 3 days before my sentencing and after I complained about him. Professional to the end.

In Part two, what happened next..........

Part two

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