Ex Dragons Den Cleared

[trt]

of under-age sex, but had admitted he had.

Even though she was only16 and agreed for £60, what the hell was he doing with her in the first place, considering he was Cameron's adviser?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3423023/Former-Dragon-s-Den-star-Doug-Richard-accused-having-50-Shades-Grey-sex-13-year-old-girl-CLEARED-Old-Bailey.html

[jno]

I expect he believes everything anyone tells him when striking a business deal. Many people do, but it's a risky way of doing business all the same.

[jackthehat]

All a bit sad and sordid but being anyone's 'advisor' does not automatically imply that they are in possession of enough sense to over-rule their sexual urges.

[VHG]

I thought she was 13 not 16.

But he did not pay her for sex, the £60 "was a gift".

[Baldric]

///Even though she was only16 and agreed for £60,///

If she was 16 and the £60 was a gift, surely that is legal?

[mikey4444]

He might have been found "not guilty" but he still makes my flesh crawl.

[bednobs]

he is nearly 45 years older than her. Yuck

[mikey4444]

Yuck is the word and possibly EEEK as well !

[mikey4444]

I would imagine that his career is now over.

[-Talbot-]

Lucky man and lying b#^%ard!

[mikey4444]

'orrible old goat !

[Orderlimit]

Very lucky Talbot

not guilty of *************, one of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity

Richard claimed he thought the girl, who is 5ft and weighs less than six stone, was 17 - even after she sent him a naked picture - and said he was 'mortified' to learn she was 13

[mikey4444]

"Lucky" Talbot ?

In what way was he lucky ?....lucky to get away with it perhaps....disgusting old goat !

[Samuraisan]

What is the matter with these people ? I just can't get my head around all this perverted sex. How can a bloke of that age want to dominate a teenager , be her 13 or 16.

[mikey4444]

Sam....you used the right word here...pervert !

[-Talbot-]

"Lucky" Talbot ?

In what way was he lucky ?....lucky to get away with it perhaps....disgusting old goat !





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[mikey4444]

Talbot...if I have misinterpreted what you posted at 21:28, than I offer my immediate apologies.

But if you were being ironic, than you should make that clear.

[Ellipsis]

Pretty clear to me that Talbot meant "Lucky to get away with it". To suggest he meant anything else is quite an insult!

But I think he was more than lucky to get away with it. The jury must have agreed that it was possible to mistake this 5ft, less than 6 stone 13 year old for a 17 year old. From Doug Richard's own evidence, he was meeting young women at least twice a month, and chatting to hundreds of them every day, for 4 years. Both girls in this case were under 16, so how many more were? I don't know how he got away with this.