Pictures of Sarah Payne found in her killer's cell (From The Argus)
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Pictures of Sarah Payne found in her killer's cell
9:19am Sunday 21st March 2010 in
The man convicted of murdering schoolgirl Sarah Payne was found with pictures of her in his cell.
Roy Whiting, 51, had newspaper and magazine cuttings about the eight-year-old and other young girls in his cell at Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire.
The disturbing discovery was made during a routine search and detailed in a prison report seen by a national newspaper.
The newspaper quoted the 2009 report as saying: "It is of serious concern that the security information indicates hidden newspaper cuttings of Mr Whiting's victim and young girls were discovered during a cell search.
"It appears that his interest in young girls continues to be evident within the prison environment."
The report said that Whiting refused to accept responsibility for Sarah's murder. He killed her in 2000.
She vanished while playing with her brothers and sister in a field near her grandparents' house in Littlehampton.
Search teams looked for 16 days before her body was found 12 miles away.
After Whiting was convicted, it emerged that he had kidnapped and sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl five years earlier.
Since the murder, her mother, Sara Payne, has campaigned tirelessly for victims' rights and for a change in the law to publicise where sex offenders live.
A Prison Service spokeswoman said: "We don't comment on individual cases.
"Where inappropriate materials are found in prisoners' cells they are immediately removed and the prisoner may be subject to disciplinary proceedings.
"Behaviour in prison is one of the factors considered by the Parole Board in their decision-making."
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scthetruth
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11:21am Sun 21 Mar 10
Lil
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11:58am Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge
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12:02pm Sun 21 Mar 10
scthetruth
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1:27pm Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge wrote:What, in Jail? Do you honestly think this is acceptable?
My understanding is that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. I can't see what all this fuss is about. He's a paedophile, he's bound to have pictures of young girls.
corruptive
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2:11pm Sun 21 Mar 10
Mr Lahey
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3:49pm Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge
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5:55pm Sun 21 Mar 10
scthetruth wrote:Given his offending history, it's safer for him to have them in prison than outside it. I don't see what harm it's causing if he's locked up for life, as I understand he is.
MaryHinge wrote: My understanding is that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. I can't see what all this fuss is about. He's a paedophile, he's bound to have pictures of young girls.What, in Jail? Do you honestly think this is acceptable?
UglyAmerican
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6:10pm Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge wrote:What harm? How about the distress it causes the families when information such as this comes public?
scthetruth wrote:Given his offending history, it's safer for him to have them in prison than outside it. I don't see what harm it's causing if he's locked up for life, as I understand he is.
MaryHinge wrote: My understanding is that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. I can't see what all this fuss is about. He's a paedophile, he's bound to have pictures of young girls.What, in Jail? Do you honestly think this is acceptable?
Why should this animal be allowed to continue taking any pleasure at all in relation to this?
It would be nice to read the story of a fellow inmate trying to flush this excreta down the toilet.....
Honey68
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6:19pm Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge wrote:So, would you be happy for him to have pictures of your little girl? I for one would not be, when I dread to imagine the thoughts that are going through his depraved mind when he is looking at them pictures!!
scthetruth wrote:Given his offending history, it's safer for him to have them in prison than outside it. I don't see what harm it's causing if he's locked up for life, as I understand he is.MaryHinge wrote: My understanding is that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. I can't see what all this fuss is about. He's a paedophile, he's bound to have pictures of young girls.What, in Jail? Do you honestly think this is acceptable?
MaryHinge
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7:43pm Sun 21 Mar 10
UglyAmerican wrote:If families are indeed distressed when information such as this becomes public then don't make it public. It's nobodies business except for prison authorities, probation and police.
MaryHinge wrote:What harm? How about the distress it causes the families when information such as this comes public? Why should this animal be allowed to continue taking any pleasure at all in relation to this? It would be nice to read the story of a fellow inmate trying to flush this excreta down the toilet.....scthetruth wrote:Given his offending history, it's safer for him to have them in prison than outside it. I don't see what harm it's causing if he's locked up for life, as I understand he is.MaryHinge wrote: My understanding is that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. I can't see what all this fuss is about. He's a paedophile, he's bound to have pictures of young girls.What, in Jail? Do you honestly think this is acceptable?
cheezburger
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7:44pm Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge
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7:48pm Sun 21 Mar 10
cheezburger wrote:Well said Cheezburger. A sane response in a sea of moralising hysterical outpourings from the usual suspects.
Whilst Roy Whiting is responsible for his own actions i also think that the tabloids are guilty of whipping up hysteria for this story. No doubt the cuttngs were from a tabloid, possibly the same tabloid that 'acquired' this report. I have no idea what conditions are like in jail, if they ae llowed papers etc, but he is locked away and can do no harm anymore. The only thing this story achieves in selling more papers.
BTW newspapers are available in Prison
UglyAmerican
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9:04pm Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge wrote:Rubbish. Prisoners are wards of the state. Any action of the state in a free country should be public knowledge, save perhaps that which could threaten the security of the state.
UglyAmerican wrote:If families are indeed distressed when information such as this becomes public then don't make it public. It's nobodies business except for prison authorities, probation and police.
MaryHinge wrote:What harm? How about the distress it causes the families when information such as this comes public? Why should this animal be allowed to continue taking any pleasure at all in relation to this? It would be nice to read the story of a fellow inmate trying to flush this excreta down the toilet.....scthetruth wrote:Given his offending history, it's safer for him to have them in prison than outside it. I don't see what harm it's causing if he's locked up for life, as I understand he is.MaryHinge wrote: My understanding is that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. I can't see what all this fuss is about. He's a paedophile, he's bound to have pictures of young girls.What, in Jail? Do you honestly think this is acceptable?
Wiggsy
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11:10pm Sun 21 Mar 10
MaryHinge wrote:So just to clarify then, had this happened to your daughter, you'd have been happy for her killer to have this material in his cell?
UglyAmerican wrote:If families are indeed distressed when information such as this becomes public then don't make it public. It's nobodies business except for prison authorities, probation and police.MaryHinge wrote:What harm? How about the distress it causes the families when information such as this comes public? Why should this animal be allowed to continue taking any pleasure at all in relation to this? It would be nice to read the story of a fellow inmate trying to flush this excreta down the toilet.....scthetruth wrote:Given his offending history, it's safer for him to have them in prison than outside it. I don't see what harm it's causing if he's locked up for life, as I understand he is.MaryHinge wrote: My understanding is that he will spend the rest of his life in jail. I can't see what all this fuss is about. He's a paedophile, he's bound to have pictures of young girls.What, in Jail? Do you honestly think this is acceptable?
tonybee
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4:37am Mon 22 Mar 10
Nature kills sick misfits - so should we
tonybee
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4:37am Mon 22 Mar 10
Nature kills sick misfits - so should we
tonybee
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4:37am Mon 22 Mar 10
Nature kills sick misfits - so should we
Dicky71
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6:58am Mon 22 Mar 10
Nyberg
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8:36am Mon 22 Mar 10
Dicky71 wrote:If you are going to suggest that, at least have the intelligence to get it right - in this context the word is 'hanged'.
Roy Whiting should be hung.
Typical of all the other 'cut his balls off / string him up' comments.
The fact is, Roy Whiting will never be allowed out, and him being found keeping these photos will just ensure that is the case.
Cheezeburger's comment is right on the money.
puddingandpi
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8:36pm Mon 22 Mar 10
No? I would hope that would be the case, but it isn't, is it? He shouldn't be allowed tabloids, make him stick to the Times or The Guardian. At least they're not so hysterical.
And he definitely shouldn't be released. If he still doesn't accept what he's done & that what he's done is wrong, he's still dangerous.
One thing I will add, I understand the "cut his balls off" brigade, but as a victim of paedophilia, I have thought about this a lot. (I don't like "paedophilia" as that means someone who loves children. I prefer "paedosexuality" as these people don't love children at all). Leave his tackle alone - take off his *hands*. It's the hands that do the damage & what could be funnier than a **** perv without the means to do anything about it?
Hovista
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9:27pm Mon 22 Mar 10
scthetruth
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11:35am Tue 23 Mar 10
The fact is that just because he is locked up he shouldn't be all allowed access to pictures of children. With the current prison environment that might be difficult to do. Random searches of his cell would do the trick.
Convicted child murderers like him should be simply hung by the neck or injected-makes no difference as long as he is executed.
booplady
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6:42pm Wed 24 Mar 10
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