Post by ccgandrt on Feb 22, 2007 17:24:15 GMT -5
Justice? God help us
Lives shattered ... brave mum and girl, their ID protected
By JAMES CLENCH
THE tormented mother of a baby raped by two monsters last night blasted the “joke” sentences given to the pair by a judge.
She said Alan Webster and his girlfriend Tanya French should serve at least 25 years for their stomach-churning attacks on the 12-week-old girl.
And she sent a hard-hitting message to law-makers as she courageously revealed she is suffering “deep trauma” over the crimes.
Webster, 40, who raped the mite four times with the help of French, will serve just SIX years.
His 19-year-old girlfriend was sent to a young offenders institution for five years but could be out in 2½.
In a powerful and moving interview, the mum told The Sun: “The crime broke my heart — and the judge broke my spirit. If that’s British justice, then God help us all.”
The mother bravely bared her soul as The Sun launched a petition urging Attorney General Lord Goldsmith to refer the case to the Appeal Court, which could increase the sentences.
Her voice trembled with emotion as she said:
This judge has given paedophiles the green light to rape babies. Any pervert will now think he can carry out his disgusting fantasies and escape having the book thrown at him.
What mother in the world could possibly deal with what I’ve gone through?
Depraved Webster and his lover French — who admitted one count of rape — also sexually assaulted the infant repeatedly. They took photos and made videos of their attacks while babysitting the child.
But though St Albans Crown Court judge Findlay Baker gave Webster “life” last week, he set a tariff of only six years.
Hours later, angry protesters led by the Phoenix Survivors support group for child abuse victims urged the Attorney General to review the case.
Lord Goldsmith has 28 days to decide whether to refer the Hertfordshire case to the Appeal Court.
The baby’s mum, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: “I want every Sun reader to sign its petition and send it off to Lord Goldsmith. Just imagine if your baby son, daughter, grandson or granddaugher had been raped.
“I pray enough people will sign up to put pressure on the Government to sort out this travesty.”
Legal sources said they had expected an 18-year tariff for Webster.
The mum told of the sickening depths to which Webster and French sunk — and spoke about the shocking emotional impact on her and her daughter, now two. She said:
I can’t think about what these animals did to my beautiful baby without breaking down in tears. French actually fed her with a bottle while Webster sexually assaulted her — and they took PHOTOS while doing this.
Feeding a baby forms a special bond between a mother and child. How could they turn that into a sexual act to get their kicks?
I feel sick every time I think about it. How could anyone do that to a 12-week-old mite?
Webster had a list of 25 sexual fantasies that he wanted to carry out on babies and committed some of them on my daughter.
I find it impossible to sleep at night with that knowledge trapped inside my head. I want him and French to suffer for what they did and to my mind they should never be let out.
They’re a danger to kids. At the very least they should be serving 25 years each.
When you plead guilty to rape in a case involving a baby of 12 weeks, the judge should pass the severest sentence possible.
I understood Webster would serve three life sentences.
But because of the tariffs, the fact they all run concurrently and the time he has already served on remand, he can appeal for parole in less than six years.
And the sentence French received was a joke. She should have been given life for what she did.
She was charged with raping my baby and pleaded guilty to raping my baby. How is it possible she could be out in 2½ years? For the judge to say she was led on is beyond my understanding. I don’t know what planet he was on when he sentenced the pair of them.
I hope he lies awake at night thinking about how he let me and my baby down. It’s an insult to her, to me and to the law-abiding British public.
How bad does a crime have to be before someone sentenced to life actually serves a proper life sentence?
The judge has given every sicko in the country a charter to do what they want with young children and babies. My whole family was in complete shock at the verdict and still can’t get over it.
The fiends carried out their attacks after French was recommended as a babysitter to the mum by a mutual pal.
The mum became close to French over the following months and trusted the teenager. But her world fell apart when cops from paedophile probe Operation Ore knocked at her door.
They had discovered that Webster had downloaded 7,000 disgusting internet images.
They broke the news about suspected abuse of her baby in Webster’s home and named her pal French as a second suspect.
The combination of the betrayal, rapes and lack of justice left the mum reeling. She said:
I’m like a volcano about to erupt at any minute. I keep trying to get my head around what happened to my daughter but it’s impossible.
Sometimes I lash out in anger but I also retreat into myself for long periods. I feel like I’m still in very deep trauma. I will never get over the moment the police told me my baby had been raped and my friend was suspected. I felt complete disbelief and was close to collapsing.
How on earth can you cope with something like that?
People say time is a good healer. But French could be out in 2½ years getting on with her life. My daughter’s life has been stained before it has even begun.
To say that I feel complete revulsion towards Webster and French is an understatement.
What they did is on a par with murdering a child and they haven’t shown an ounce of remorse. A longer sentence would have helped me come to terms with what happened.
No one can understand what I’ve been through, apart from the few unfortunate families who have suffered a similarly terrible experience.
My family was happy before but I don’t know if we’ll ever be happy again.
Psychologists told me there is a more than evens chance my daughter will be affected. Only time will tell. The crunch will come when she reaches sexual maturity as she may find it difficult to form close relationships.
Already you can see her shying away from any men she comes into contact with.
The mum is in the process of changing her identity and moving towns to start afresh. Her father, the tot’s grandad, is demanding a meeting with Tony Blair to debate the sentences.
www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2006020573,00.html
Lives shattered ... brave mum and girl, their ID protected
By JAMES CLENCH
THE tormented mother of a baby raped by two monsters last night blasted the “joke” sentences given to the pair by a judge.
She said Alan Webster and his girlfriend Tanya French should serve at least 25 years for their stomach-churning attacks on the 12-week-old girl.
And she sent a hard-hitting message to law-makers as she courageously revealed she is suffering “deep trauma” over the crimes.
Webster, 40, who raped the mite four times with the help of French, will serve just SIX years.
His 19-year-old girlfriend was sent to a young offenders institution for five years but could be out in 2½.
In a powerful and moving interview, the mum told The Sun: “The crime broke my heart — and the judge broke my spirit. If that’s British justice, then God help us all.”
The mother bravely bared her soul as The Sun launched a petition urging Attorney General Lord Goldsmith to refer the case to the Appeal Court, which could increase the sentences.
Her voice trembled with emotion as she said:
This judge has given paedophiles the green light to rape babies. Any pervert will now think he can carry out his disgusting fantasies and escape having the book thrown at him.
What mother in the world could possibly deal with what I’ve gone through?
Depraved Webster and his lover French — who admitted one count of rape — also sexually assaulted the infant repeatedly. They took photos and made videos of their attacks while babysitting the child.
But though St Albans Crown Court judge Findlay Baker gave Webster “life” last week, he set a tariff of only six years.
Hours later, angry protesters led by the Phoenix Survivors support group for child abuse victims urged the Attorney General to review the case.
Lord Goldsmith has 28 days to decide whether to refer the Hertfordshire case to the Appeal Court.
The baby’s mum, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: “I want every Sun reader to sign its petition and send it off to Lord Goldsmith. Just imagine if your baby son, daughter, grandson or granddaugher had been raped.
“I pray enough people will sign up to put pressure on the Government to sort out this travesty.”
Legal sources said they had expected an 18-year tariff for Webster.
The mum told of the sickening depths to which Webster and French sunk — and spoke about the shocking emotional impact on her and her daughter, now two. She said:
I can’t think about what these animals did to my beautiful baby without breaking down in tears. French actually fed her with a bottle while Webster sexually assaulted her — and they took PHOTOS while doing this.
Feeding a baby forms a special bond between a mother and child. How could they turn that into a sexual act to get their kicks?
I feel sick every time I think about it. How could anyone do that to a 12-week-old mite?
Webster had a list of 25 sexual fantasies that he wanted to carry out on babies and committed some of them on my daughter.
I find it impossible to sleep at night with that knowledge trapped inside my head. I want him and French to suffer for what they did and to my mind they should never be let out.
They’re a danger to kids. At the very least they should be serving 25 years each.
When you plead guilty to rape in a case involving a baby of 12 weeks, the judge should pass the severest sentence possible.
I understood Webster would serve three life sentences.
But because of the tariffs, the fact they all run concurrently and the time he has already served on remand, he can appeal for parole in less than six years.
And the sentence French received was a joke. She should have been given life for what she did.
She was charged with raping my baby and pleaded guilty to raping my baby. How is it possible she could be out in 2½ years? For the judge to say she was led on is beyond my understanding. I don’t know what planet he was on when he sentenced the pair of them.
I hope he lies awake at night thinking about how he let me and my baby down. It’s an insult to her, to me and to the law-abiding British public.
How bad does a crime have to be before someone sentenced to life actually serves a proper life sentence?
The judge has given every sicko in the country a charter to do what they want with young children and babies. My whole family was in complete shock at the verdict and still can’t get over it.
The fiends carried out their attacks after French was recommended as a babysitter to the mum by a mutual pal.
The mum became close to French over the following months and trusted the teenager. But her world fell apart when cops from paedophile probe Operation Ore knocked at her door.
They had discovered that Webster had downloaded 7,000 disgusting internet images.
They broke the news about suspected abuse of her baby in Webster’s home and named her pal French as a second suspect.
The combination of the betrayal, rapes and lack of justice left the mum reeling. She said:
I’m like a volcano about to erupt at any minute. I keep trying to get my head around what happened to my daughter but it’s impossible.
Sometimes I lash out in anger but I also retreat into myself for long periods. I feel like I’m still in very deep trauma. I will never get over the moment the police told me my baby had been raped and my friend was suspected. I felt complete disbelief and was close to collapsing.
How on earth can you cope with something like that?
People say time is a good healer. But French could be out in 2½ years getting on with her life. My daughter’s life has been stained before it has even begun.
To say that I feel complete revulsion towards Webster and French is an understatement.
What they did is on a par with murdering a child and they haven’t shown an ounce of remorse. A longer sentence would have helped me come to terms with what happened.
No one can understand what I’ve been through, apart from the few unfortunate families who have suffered a similarly terrible experience.
My family was happy before but I don’t know if we’ll ever be happy again.
Psychologists told me there is a more than evens chance my daughter will be affected. Only time will tell. The crunch will come when she reaches sexual maturity as she may find it difficult to form close relationships.
Already you can see her shying away from any men she comes into contact with.
The mum is in the process of changing her identity and moving towns to start afresh. Her father, the tot’s grandad, is demanding a meeting with Tony Blair to debate the sentences.
www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2006020573,00.html