Has someone else posted this, and I just can't find it?
http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/354/What_should_be_done_with_this_man_.html
There are also 2 other articles which do not mention Penman's JW affiliation.
Was Penman reared as a JW, or converted?
Did Penman locate and target his 2 victims via the door-to-door work?
Other info ...?
Why the "coverage" blackout?
Released JW Rapist DAVID PENMAN Causing Stir
by West70 8 Replies latest social current
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West70
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candidlynuts
i dont know if its been posted or not yet West, maybe more discussion if we post the article.. What should be done with this man? Published: 07 July, 2006
AN MSP has called for specialist hostels for freed sex offenders as police and parole officials continue to debate what to do with Inverness rapist David Penman.
Mr Penman was driven out of Nairn this week after neighbours learned of his past and mounted a campaign for him to be moved from the two-bedroom council house he had occupied since leaving Peterhead Prison last month.
The former Jehovah's Witness had served six-and-a-half years of 10-year sentence for attacking two Inverness women in their own homes.
Last night his whereabouts were unknown, with Northern Constabulary refusing to comment on reports he was with officers in an Inverness hotel.
However, the Scottish Prison Service confirmed he was not in prison or police custody and dismissed suggestions that he had been moved to an unlocked cell at Porterfield Prison, Inverness.
"We do not operate a hostel whereby Mr Penman would be imprisoned for his own safety," head of communications Tom Fox said. "He has to commit an offence, or be suspected of committing an offence before he is recalled."
Meanwhile, the Crown Office confirmed that Mr Penman remained under investigation for comments he allegedly made in jail during group therapy sessions about wanting to rape five named Inverness women, although no charges have been brought.
Last night Fergus Ewing, SNP MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, criticised the way the affair had been handled and called for a review of how freed sex offenders were dealt with.
"The problem for society as a whole is what can be done with rapists and paedophiles," he said. "One solution is for them to be held in secure accommodation, such as a hostel. This would make it easier for police, and is a debatable option."
He believed the authorities should have conducted a full investigation before Mr Penman was released from prison.
"It is absolutely wrong that he is placed in any residential area where locals are not told that a convicted rapist is their new neighbour," Mr Ewing added.
"He has shown no remorse. He has not been rehabilitated. So he should be back in prison and should not be allowed back into a community.
"Mr Penman is now gone and the danger is averted, but Nairn's gain is another area's pain."
It is the responsibility of the Parole Board for Scotland to assess the eligibility of an offender for release and to make the appropriate arrangements.
The board works in conjunction with the police and local authorities to manage the individual in the community.
"Appropriate conditions for supervision in public are made whereby the levels of risk are managed, and if the offender becomes a threat they are recalled to prison until the end of the sentence," the Scottish Executive explained.
Linda Ross-Hale, head of operations at SACRO, formerly the Scottish Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, believed it was inevitable that communities were not always informed of the presence of released prisoner.
"Generally, it can be difficult for society to get its head around these situations," she said.
"This seems to be an example of vigilante behaviour where the offender would have to move around for his own protection."
Inverness and Nairn Liberal Democrat MP Danny Alexander described the situation regarding Mr Penman as very serious.
"I'm sure that Northern Constabulary is doing its best to protect the public," he said.
"The principal thing would be to ensure that offenders receive lengthy sentences appropriate to the crimes committed and serve them fully. In dangerous cases like this, all areas should be looked into before releasing an offender early."
Residents of Ordview Lane in Nairn, where Mr Penman was living, remain angry that they only found out his identity when they recognised his picture in a newspaper.
"The only place he should be is on the end of a rope, with all the others like him," said Mr Penman's former neighbour who wished to remain anonymous. "This is a quiet residential area with mostly elderly people and young couples and do we want a rapist next door?
"The answer is no – no way – would anybody want that."
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DannyHaszard
The former Jehovah's Witness had served six-and-a-half years of 10-year sentence for attacking two Inverness women in their own homes.
What should be done with this man? Published: 07 July, 2006
AN MSP has called for specialist hostels for freed sex offenders as police and parole officials continue to debate what to do with Inverness rapist David Penman.
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West70
First, this news article doesn't get posted.
Now, noone wants to comment on DAVID PENMAN.
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candidlynuts
sorry west.
i would have thought you'd have gotten more comments.. putting sex offenders back into regular society is a global problem.
are any of the JWD members from that area?
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West70
I'm guessing that the total silence is probably due to his being known here rather than not being known.