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Presumed Guilty Simon Warr

Presumed Guilty By Simon  Warr

Presumed Guilty by Simon Warr


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Summary

Presumed Guilty outlines the appalling injustices that falsely accused people have to suffer in what has become a symptom of the state's imperfect approach to historical child sex abuse allegations. Warr suggests measures that should be adopted to ensure that fairness and justice prevail.

Presumed Guilty Summary

Presumed Guilty: A teacher's solitary battle to clear his name by Simon Warr

On 18 December 2012, Simon Warr's life was changed irrevocably.A respected boarding school teacher, described by his peers as 'one of the outstanding schoolmasters of his generation', Warr was arrested following an allegation of historical child abuse. The complainant was a former pupil at a school where Warr had taught over thirty years previously. Although horrified by the claim, Warr was confident that without conclusive evidence the case would be dropped immediately. Instead, he spent an agonising 672 days on bail, waiting first to be charged and then for the case to go to trial.It took a jury less than forty minutes to acquit Warr unanimously on all charges. But despite being exonerated by the court, the damage to his reputation was irreversible. And while he struggled to cope in the devastating aftermath of the false accusations levelled against him, his complainants walked away with impunity, under a permanent cloak of anonymity.Presumed Guilty is a harrowing true story that examines our flawed justice system and an impassioned plea for us to reconsider the way our police handle cases of alleged historical child abuse, to protect innocent people against further false claims.

Presumed Guilty Reviews

"The infuriating, terrifying true story of how Simon Warr - one of life's great characters - was almost destroyed by someone else's lies." - Jeremy Vine; "A gripping, at times chilling, account of a dedicated teacher's fight for justice. Beautifully written." - Matthew Wright; "A typically brave book and strident defence of the innocent in the face of a moral panic about sex abuse in our society. Notwithstanding the genuine problem that this issue is today and the real victims out there, it still cannot be a licence to destroy the reputations and lives of innocent people. This account speaks to all interested in fairness and justice." - Donal Macintyre

About Simon Warr

Simon Warr MA has spent his entire career teaching foreign languages at secondary schools, while producing major plays and musicals. Since 1999, he has also worked as a broadcaster for BBC Radio. He has made various television appearances, most notably as headmaster in the successful Channel 4 series That'll Teach 'Em.Passionate and erudite, he is also regularly heard proffering his views on Radio 2 and LBC. This is his second book.Simon lives in west London.

Additional information

GOR008316941
9781785901812
1785901818
Presumed Guilty: A teacher's solitary battle to clear his name by Simon Warr
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Biteback Publishing
2017-02-25
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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