IMO there were no sexual assaults on British kids in PDL.

[ferryman]

I don't remember them inventing a crime

... or to protect or entrap individuals.

In the Colin Stagg case, the police used entrapment, the so-called honeytrap.

Lord Justice Ognal took one look at the evidence, blew a gasket, turned apoplectic and dismissed the prosecution evidence.

The whole case collapsed.

[Wonderfulspam]

Right, back on topic.

"There have been seven sexual assaults involving the children of tourists in the Algarve in the last four years.
 
"They all have the same modus operandi as Madeleine's disappearance - that is, a break-in at a holiday apartment and children molested."


That's seven sets of parents who didn't do enough to highlight what had happened to their kids on holiday.

If they had spoken out more then maybe other kids would have been spared the trauma.


'Five happened before Madeleine's abduction, and two afterwards. One took place a month before she vanished.'

And they didn't say anything, heartless b......s just let other families go there unaware.

[jassi]

Did these events only occur with British children, or is it only British children that our media are interested in reporting on?
I find it strange that this predator is being so selective.

[Wonderfulspam]

Did these events only occur with British children, or is it only British children that our media are interested in reporting on?
I find it strange that this predator is being so selective.

Indeed,

'All the new information has come from Britain. Despite appeals in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland, no new information has been obtained from these countries.'

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/23/madeleine-mccann-police-nine-assaults-british-girls-algarve

[jassi]

Perhaps other nations tend to look after their children better.

[stephen25000]

Perhaps other nations tend to look after their children better.

Indeed. it is the normal practice in many other countries for families to be and dine together, e.g. in European Countries.

[carlymichelle]

Indeed. it is the normal practice in many other countries for families to be and dine together, e.g. in European Countries.

here  where i live all dining places have a  play area for the kids to play while parents eat my local one  has  a huge room with a kids playground etc     inside and the parents are  about 2  seconds  away  unlike the uk and other places  australians  dont ignore children they are encourged to be with their parents

alot of   people see  the UK as    cold towards children as soon as  they are old enough  many in the uk ship their children off to boarding school etc it is a adult orintated country imo

[Brietta]

Right, back on topic.

"There have been seven sexual assaults involving the children of tourists in the Algarve in the last four years.
 
"They all have the same modus operandi as Madeleine's disappearance - that is, a break-in at a holiday apartment and children molested."


That's seven sets of parents who didn't do enough to highlight what had happened to their kids on holiday.

If they had spoken out more then maybe other kids would have been spared the trauma.


'Five happened before Madeleine's abduction, and two afterwards. One took place a month before she vanished.'

And they didn't say anything, heartless b......s just let other families go there unaware.

I don’t see it as the job of victims to publicise what they see as an isolated incident affecting their child. 

I firmly believe the policing authority are the vehicle for gathering information, investigating the evidence, collating events and taking the appropriate action. They are the ones who should be able to see the bigger picture and not a transient population of tourists.

Please do not transfer blame to the victims in these events.

[Carana]

I think I understand where WS is coming from on this.

I appreciate that must be quite difficult.


We don't know why the families involved didn't kick up a huge furore over them.

That's a bit I'm struggling with, this ain't like having your wallet nicked or getting ripped off by some bogus charity collectors.

I can see your point, but the very nature of the crime is so devastating and private that the risk of being identified in the press would just add to the trauma.   

Not everyone who has even simply been mugged (as scary as even that must be) would feel comfortable kicking up a fuss in the press, let alone publicising a sexual assault on your child.

Going to the press could well have placed the investigations in jeopardy if the families believed that the police were actually investigating them. What would that have achieved?

[Brietta]

Indeed. it is the normal practice in many other countries for families to be and dine together, e.g. in European Countries.

At the moment, the information we have regarding these attacks clearly indicate that the parents were sleeping in another room when this man entered the premises.

In your opinion, do you think the parents negligent because they were not sleeping with their daughters?

[drummer]

here  where i live all dining places have a  play area for the kids to play while parents eat my local one  has  a huge room with a kids playground

Did your parents use it?

[jassi]

At the moment, the information we have regarding these attacks clearly indicate that the parents were sleeping in another room when this man entered the premises.

In your opinion, do you think the parents negligent because they were not sleeping with their daughters?

That doesn't explain why it appears only to be British children that have been targeted.

[carlymichelle]

Did your parents use it?

considering im 35 in july hardly 8-)(--) 8-)(--)

[Carana]

Right, back on topic.

"There have been seven sexual assaults involving the children of tourists in the Algarve in the last four years.
 
"They all have the same modus operandi as Madeleine's disappearance - that is, a break-in at a holiday apartment and children molested."


That's seven sets of parents who didn't do enough to highlight what had happened to their kids on holiday.

If they had spoken out more then maybe other kids would have been spared the trauma.


'Five happened before Madeleine's abduction, and two afterwards. One took place a month before she vanished.'

And they didn't say anything, heartless b......s just let other families go there unaware.

It's not up to the families to publicise deeply traumatic events. These families may have thought that what happened to them was a one-off at the time and simply trusted the police to investigate.

Why blame the victims as opposed to the police who should have been investigating the cases?

[Carana]

I don’t see it as the job of victims to publicise what they see as an isolated incident affecting their child. 

I firmly believe the policing authority are the vehicle for gathering information, investigating the evidence, collating events and taking the appropriate action. They are the ones who should be able to see the bigger picture and not a transient population of tourists.

Please do not transfer blame to the victims in these events.

I hadn't read back up when I posted. Yes, that's my view as well.