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(May 2010)

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IS
Inspector Sands
Jon posted:

I'm just going on what's happened before to people like Barrymore and the guy who played Scott Windsor who were never convicted.

It's not necessarily that damaging to a career, remember that Craig Charles was also in a similar situation once
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TVN
Jon posted:
stevek2 posted:
glad to hear that, biological evidence cant lie, forensics said the girl had never had sex so couldn't have happened

Source? I'm pretty sure evidence doesn't lie at all, it can be interpreted in different ways though. Pretty sure they said it couldn't be proved either way.
Joshua posted:
Does it? He's been found not guilty, in the eyes of the law. He'll most likely return, maybe sometime next year.

I'm just going on what's happened before to people like Barrymore and the guy who played Scott Windsor who were never convicted.

My general point was that ITV are dammed if they give him the job back and dammed if they don't, because there will always be people who wont be able to escape the events of that last few months.


He is innocent until proven guilty. As the prosecution could not prove his guilt, he is innocent.

Some may say there is no smoke without fire. That is an extremely sad state of affairs - he should not have his life ruined because of something that he has been cleared of (I.e. in the eyes of the law - he did not do).

Three Coronation Street actors have come very close to losing everything because of allegations like this (Craig Charles, Michael Turner and William Roache - who is obviously due to go on trial soon), two of them have been found to be innocent, one has gone on to be more successful than he was prior to the charges, there is no reason this shouldn't happen in Michael's case.

If he were not to return to Coronation Street, this would have to be of his own decision. If ITV did not bring him back (and a spokesman has said they expect him to return), this would have huge consequences, the least of which would be a suit for wrongful dismissal!
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bilky asko
TVN posted:
He is innocent until proven guilty. As the prosecution could not prove his guilt, he is innocent.
Incorrect. As the prosecution could not prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt, he is not guilty.
JO
Jon
TVN posted:

He is innocent until proven guilty. As the prosecution could not prove his guilt, he is innocent.

I didn't state otherwise, but you can point to several very clear examples where stars have not recovered from similar allegations.
IS
Inspector Sands
Jon posted:

I didn't state otherwise, but you can point to several very clear examples where stars have not recovered from similar allegations.

But then there are examples where they have
JO
John
Is the actor still in contract though?
GO
gottago
I seem to remember him saying when he was first arrested that he'd quit, would never return and was going to move to Spain.
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TVN
bilky asko posted:
TVN posted:
He is innocent until proven guilty. As the prosecution could not prove his guilt, he is innocent.
Incorrect. As the prosecution could not prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt, he is not guilty.


And as he is not guilty, he is therefore presumed innocent.
JO
Jon
Inspector Sands posted:
Jon posted:

I didn't state otherwise, but you can point to several very clear examples where stars have not recovered from similar allegations.

But then there are examples where they have

I never said there wasn't.
DA
David
gottago posted:
I seem to remember him saying when he was first arrested that he'd quit, would never return and was going to move to Spain.


No you don't. You probably only remember reading that. I doubt you remember him saying it.
GO
gottago
David posted:
gottago posted:
I seem to remember him saying when he was first arrested that he'd quit, would never return and was going to move to Spain.


No you don't. You probably only remember reading that. I doubt you remember him saying it.


No, I definitely remember him saying it from his mouth.
BR
Brekkie
TVN posted:
If he were not to return to Coronation Street, this would have to be of his own decision. If ITV did not bring him back (and a spokesman has said they expect him to return), this would have huge consequences, the least of which would be a suit for wrongful dismissal!

Didn't save John Leslie though - and I don't think he even went to trial. Also not sure on the legal status but presumably unless he was on a fairly lengthy contract his contract would have expired by now, so technically he'd be no longer employed.

If he is to return though I'd be very surprised if it was before Christmas, and I suspect his return would be very low key too just to re-establish the character as part of the show rather than going straight in to a big storyline.

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