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Civil injunction against six men to prevent sexual exploitation: Is it guilty without evidence?

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Men accused of sexual exploitation A civil injunction against six men has been granted by a high court judge, Mr Justice Keehan, to prevent sexual exploitation of young girls. These men include Mohammed Anjam, 31, Omar Ahmed, 27, Mohammed Javed, 34, Alam Shah, 37, Sajid Hussain, 40, and Naseem Khan, 29. According to this injunction, these men cannot talk to any teenage girl under the age of 17 years.  The violation of this order can result in prosecution and subsequent punishment.  This injunction was necessitated by the reports that the six men were sexually abusing young girls in the local community.  However, there was no sufficient evidence to prosecute them.  Both the police and NSPCC have shown support for this measure.  The police Det Ch Supt Long reacting to the injunction stated: "This is not a soft option. Where we have the evidence we will always go down the criminal route, we will look to arrest and to put people in front of a court.".  Simil

Ched Evans: Should Celebrities be punished twice for the same Offence?

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Ched Evans was convicted in April 2012 by a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court for raping a 19 year old woman in a hotel near Rhyl, Denbighshire.   The jury disregarded his defense of consensual sex with his victim.  The court subsequently sentenced him to 5 years for the act.  Evans was released on 17 th October, 2014, just half way through this sentence.  He is preparing now to rejoin his former club, Sheffield United, but this decision has divided the public over whether Evans should be allowed to return to his former employment. Last week, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), Gordon Taylor, stated that Evans could be allowed to continue his career after his release. In other words, he was saying that Evans will be punished twice for his crime if he is denied the privilege of participating in his former club. Aside from this support, Evans has not received much support from the public regarding his decision to return to Sheffiel

Laptops at Tesco: Think twice before buying a Laptop from a grocery Store.

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Laptops are now being sold at Tesco.  This might come as good news for people who are familiar with this giant British food retailer.  However,   you will find out very shortly why you should not buy your new laptop from a grocery store. The number of laptops for sale at Tesco stores is very limited.  Just six laptops from two different makers including Acer were available on sale when we visited the supermarket a week ago.  Thus, you are limited to this stock and cannot choose from a variety of brands. You will also be mistaken to think that Laptops will be sold at a discount rate at Tesco compared to proper Laptop shops such as PC World and Argos.  This assumption is inaccurate.  The prices of laptops at Tesco are the same as those in other Computer stores. In addition, you cannot get proper advice from Tesco staff in-charge of the laptops.   They will go inside their inner store either to search their system for information or ask someone else every time you ask them