More Vegetables Evolving Chocolate-Sauce-Filled Centers As Evolutionary Imperative
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Roman Catholic church’s paedophile investigator jailed for possessing thousands of child porn images
Which of these belongs in a satirical fake newspaper? If you answered “both”, you’d be right if we were living in a slightly saner world. But we’re not. And given that hint, I’m sure that anyone who’s made it this far can easily make the distinction between the the humorous, made-up story:
A similar phenomenon was observed last year when Danish fishermen discovered a species of scallop that appeared to have perpetuated itself by growing a thick layer of bacon around its body.
… and the sad reality:
A Catholic Church child safety co-ordinator who was in charge of investigating sexual abuse allegations was jailed for 12 months today for internet peadophile offences.
Christopher Jarvis, 49, a married father-of-four, investigated historic claims of child abuse, interviewing the victims when they were adults.
He was responsible for child protection at 120 churches and parish community groups for nine years.
He also, as a member of the Devon and Cornwall Multi-Agency Safeguarding Team, had access to police and social services information about victims of child abuse.
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Police officers who traced him to his home in Plymouth, Devon, found more than 4,000 child porn images, mainly of boys aged 10 to 12, on his church-supplied computer and a memory stick when they raided the house in Penrose Road.
The good news here is that he was caught and convicted, so, increasingly, someone is watching the watchmen.