Thread: Football sex abuse
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Old 16-03-2019, 14:49   #38
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Re: Football sex abuse
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
Manchester City are to set up a compensation scheme for victims of abuse:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...sation-scheme/
Well, let's hope it doesn't put them out of business. I wonder how many claims put forward will be false once a compensation scheme has been set up?

I think the problem with claims of this nature is that it's one person's word against another, with no witnesses to these incidents. A very difficult area indeed. 'Beyond reasonable doubt' are words that come to mind, so maybe payouts should be made only after a court verdict rather than to shut people up.

We still have this annoying habit of jumping to conclusions before hearing the evidence in these cases, and the 'Nick' case shows that the police are just as guilty of this as the general public. When will they learn? Unfortunately, people who bring forward allegations can lie. An easy to access compensation scheme introduces a financial incentive to do so.

A 'victim first' policy is all very well, but what about those who falsely claim they have been abused? The accused then has their reputation irreparably damaged, not to mention the embarrassment and all the social implications of that.
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