Last Month by Papal decree Pope Francis approves measures
to sack bishops who mishandle child sexual abuse cases. So what is the Church
of England doing to tackle those who abuse their office? Just last year Justin
Welby spoke about bringing in similar measures so the non clergy in the Church
of England have to abide by the same rules as the ordained members of the
church.
Let's take a peek at the curious case of a
Churchwarden, a Queens Council and London’s Most Dangerous Woman.
Farah Damji is without doubt a fascinating
and sexy lady who has had a string of interesting affairs which led her to
being titled ‘dangerous’. Her autobiography published in 2009 describes the
truth "as a pre-agreed set of lies."
Farah was convicted yesterday of telling lies about sex and the Church
of England.
So what is the truth in the sordid case which unfolded at Court 6 in front of HHJ Lamb QC?
The Bishop of Southwark has sent a note taker to record the proceedings every day and the Church of England and its attitude to vulnerable women and children was part of the sorry tale as it emerged.
The Bishop of Southwark has sent a note taker to record the proceedings every day and the Church of England and its attitude to vulnerable women and children was part of the sorry tale as it emerged.
Dangerous women and dangerous liaisons are
the stuff of fantasy and men are attracted to them like moths to flame.
We could not speak to Farah Damji because
she has been sent to jail for sentencing
in August. Before this we could not
talk to her because unbelievably her bail conditions prevented her from
discussing the public trial which lasted 5 weeks. So the only person unable to talk about the
trial was the defendant! Well doesn’t
that ring alarms bells right from the start?
Farah was in the process of writing a second book called The Women versus the State about the discrimination against women in the criminal justice System. The forward was by Mr Turner QC.
Farah was in the process of writing a second book called The Women versus the State about the discrimination against women in the criminal justice System. The forward was by Mr Turner QC.
Yes something strange happened in Kingston upon Thames Crown Court. The Femme Fatal was on trial for harassment
of a Churchwarden she met on a dating site in March 2013 .
According to testimony the married father
of five, Church Warden Dan Poulson admitted he had had received consensual oral
sex from Farah but denied an affair. Lurid details of his extra marital
dating-site activities dripped reluctantly from the stand.
The Defence argued that the complainant had
used dating sites to lure women and one of those women was Farah.
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| Farah Damji's book Try Me |
Apparently Dan Poulson got more than he
could handle when he lured the charismatic Farah Damji to meet him. Farah’s evidence is that she had an affair
with the philanderer which ended acrimoniously.
During the affair the Churchwarden disclosed to Farah he had access to
the local women's refuge and homeless shelter as part of his duties as a
churchwarden. In order to protect these vulnerable women Farah warned
appropriate people.
Vulnerable women and children should be
protected from sex pests by the Police.
As far as Dan Poulson’s extra martial affairs go men break their
marriage vows every-day, normally they do not victimize their partners in
adultery or seek to a grandstand such as a Court to disclose the lurid
details. But Dan being a gentleman and a scholar made
a complaint to the police where he appears to have friends in high places like
Metropolitan Police Commander Simon Bray.
So what happens when a churchwarden makes a
claim of harassment against his former lover.
The lady is arrested and thrown into jail. Charged and refused
bail. All very troubling.
And please someone tell me how in hell did
this end up in Crown Court costing the tax payer £500,000 or more and a five
week trial. When we have war criminals like Tony Blair walking free and making speeches.
This
is not a ‘bunny boiler’ case , Farah claims she uncovered the Churchwarden
being predatory with a number of vulnerable women and it was she who lost
interest in the affair and the man.
Given Farah’s flamboyant past it is easy to believe she lost interest.
The other issue Farah complained about was
corruption in the Private prison service G4S and SERCO. Many people who complain
about this cash cow for friends of the Government seem to end up in jail on one
pretext or another.
Farah’s organisation KAZURI for women offenders was a preferred organisation supported by the Criminal Bar Association,
Enter the eminent Michael Turner QC, also known as the Devil's
Advocate given some of the unpopular cases he has defended. He believes Jeremy
Bamber is innocent and MTQC as he's known to his mates has been something of a
thorn in the side of the Establishment as a great defence Barrister. In a dark twist to this tale he is appearing
for the Prosecution.
According to Michael Turner, former
Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Farah, Dan Poulson and he were all
close friends. Sharing the odd bottle of wine or 4 and being very pally. Indeed
they could be seen together many a night at Michael Turner QC’s favourite haunt
Cooper's Wine Bar in Lincolns Inn Fields.
In a
bizarre chain of questions by the CPS Barrister, Robin Griffiths of Dr
Johnson's Buildings, Mr Turner was asked to confirm whether he had
"killed" an aggressive story in the Sunday Times about Mr Poulson's
company and whether he had ever considered having an affair with the defendant,
although he is married.
He denied sending an MMS message he was
shown to the defendant about this alleged meeting with a journalist. He denied
both questions. He was then asked "to the best of his knowledge"
whether any of his family had worked for the defendant or any related company.
Mr Turner QC was adamant that no member of
his family had ever worked for the defendant's company in any capacity. He
agreed his son a nascent filmmaker had make a short film for the defendant's
company. He denied adamantly that his daughter, then an employee at Kid's
Company the defunct charity had ever worked for the defendant.
He was shown a series of emails which
seemed to confirm that his daughter had indeed worked for the defendant's
social enterprise and that she was setting up a separate small works company
called Up Rise and Shine, for women to access work within property and
construction. He continued to deny this claiming to have a very close
relationship with his daughter and that he would have known about this
arrangement which counsel for the defence put forward as a voluntary agreement.
Why
the sideshow and what does it have to do with the alleged stalking and harassment
of the churchwarden?
Mr Turner QC was asked if the defendant had helped him to edit his weekly Monday Message as Chairman of the Bar. He refuted
this out of hand claiming he had a treasurer, a secretary and others and that
they helped him to edit his weekly newsletter. When asked about his dyslexia he
claimed that spellcheck cured any deficiencies.
The way this trial went you would think
that at the very least someone had been murdered. But I remind the reader this
is about a lady harassing a Churchwarden by...err ....saying things which
appear to be true. As every Hack knows
if it’s true you can say it. OK libel trials happen over truth. Remember
government minister Johnathan Aitken and his ‘sword of truth’. Winning a libel
action and later going to jail for perjury.
But this is not how this trial ended Farah
Damji has been convicted of harassing the Churchwarden
This whole trial, whist interesting to the
beholder and a good story was a monumental waste of Police, Court and
Prosecution resources ie your money. Half a million cool quid has been spent on
this prosecution since Jan 2013.
Update: Farah Damji has been given the maximum sentence allowed for in the new Stalking law FIVE YEARS prison. 5 yrs? Most people convicted of stalking get community service but of course most stalkers are MEN. Of course as Farah could have told us, if she were allowed to speak, woman are treated severely and unfairly by the UK court system. Stay safe Farah
Oh dear. With a little research you would discover that Damji has a very long history of criminality ranging from fraud, deception, theft, benefit fraud, identity theft, harrassment, credit card fraud, stalking and false accusations. She has served a number of prison sentences in both the USA and here. I understand that there are outstanding warrants for her arrest in South Africa and the USA. Far from being some kind of victim she is a nasty piece of work.
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