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13 December 2007

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The one day this week I can sleep in, I was awakened early by noises outside. I look out, there's a policeman on my front lawn. He tells me to open the door. When I do, the two officers (one of whom is very short!) realise they want the other door and the upstairs flat. But they ask me if I am Anne-Marie Kerrigan and I say no.

They ask if I know her. No. They ask if there is anyone home upstairs and I say yes, Vic (the sleazo neighbour) and a young woman. I know she is there because they woke me up a couple of hours earlier (she was faking it).

Eventually he answers the door. They ask him if Anne-Marie Kerrigan is there. He says no, he's there alone but because they know that's not true, they go in and speak to the young woman, who it appears is not the person they're looking for, so they leave.

Last Saturday police turned up because of a 999 hang-up call. On Monday night I called 999 because there was a fight going on upstairs that appeared to be escalating and I feared for the girl. (Usual scenario - he's wanting to throw his latest hooker out, she wants to get her stuff before she does.) But they both left before the police got here, so I called back and cancelled the call.

Surely one day something will stick on this guy.

post by: essexjan at: 02:15 | 12 comments

The Teflon Sleeze.

posted by arse_hat 13 December | 02:19

"... Surely one day something will stick on this guy."
post by: essexjan at: 02:15

You'd think. But they're developing new antibiotics for that stuff, all the time.

posted by paulsc 13 December | 02:33

Good grief!
I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this crap, Jan.

posted by lilywing13 13 December | 02:55

Is there a prostitute's rights organisation you could call? I bet they'd have some solutions and ideas?

posted by By the Grace of God 13 December | 04:13

No there isn't. I think the left-wing prostitutes rights movement died out here in the 1980s. The women he's bringing back here are young, dim girls. I think they work for him, because they seem to 'live' here for a few days until he has a row with them and slings them out with no money. But they're not working from here, so he's not running a brothel out of his flat or anything. I suspect he's involved in saunas/massage parlours.

posted by essexjan 13 December | 04:20

There's no evidence that these girls aren't simply his girlfriends. As long as they're of legal age to fake orgasms whilst riding his (probably) minuscule knob, there's not much the rozzers can do.

posted by chuckdarwin 13 December | 05:02

chuck, I am aware of that (IAAL after all :-P) but this man is involved in some serious criminal activity (an armed response unit raided his flat a few weeks ago, which for the UK is serious stuff). He seems to be able to evade any charges being brought against him. There's a long history here chuck of which you're not aware as I was posting about it before you arrived here. These women are not his girlfriends, they are teenage hookers.

posted by essexjan 13 December | 05:07

I know, Jan: I read up on this scumbag when I first saw you post about him.

I assumed that he was in jail... I'm sorry he's not. Not that there's any fucking room for him (what is up with the jails over here? BUILD SOME MORE).

Anyway, I believe you and I wasn't trying to refute you or take on his case pro bono... I just think there's nothing to pin on him. It does appear that the police are TRYING to pin something on him, but he's too slick for them.

I just hope he doesn't have to seriously injure/kill one of the poor lasses before he takes an iron holiday.

posted by chuckdarwin 13 December | 05:39

What a monumental asshole.

posted by chewatadistance 13 December | 07:49

So who do you suppose he is paying off?

(/cynic)

posted by bunnyfire 13 December | 08:16

Don't worry about him, hon. It's just a matter of time before he fucks up badly enough to be prosecuted. Or one of his scumbag friends narcs on him. The police have his number. They'll get him soon enough.

what is up with the jails over here? BUILD SOME MORE

I was a bit surprised to read this from you, chuck because I had pegged you as an anti-authoritarian, leftist kind of guy. I wasn't expecting that from you. Not that your opinion is good or bad -- or an appropriate or inappropriate response to the UK's problems -- just that it seemed out of character.

Just thought I'd mention it.

posted by jason's_planet 13 December | 13:18

I was a bit surprised to read this from you, chuck because I had pegged you as an anti-authoritarian, leftist kind of guy. I wasn't expecting that from you. Not that your opinion is good or bad -- or an appropriate or inappropriate response to the UK's problems -- just that it seemed out of character.

Just thought I'd mention it.

No, you're right: I am very much a lefty... but when they start releasing violent criminals because there's no room for them, we have a problem. The system, as it stands, is FUCKED. There's a revolving door situation that is untenable.

I think they should let all the drug offenders do rehab instead of jail time; that would clear some space... but we all know that will never happen, so build jails.

*shrug* We have to do something, and quickly. The problem with Britain is that you're not allowed to fucking build anything.

posted by chuckdarwin 13 December | 13:33

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