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I obstained from watching
after i found out that Craig Charles
was found guilty on rape charges!
(, Thu 5 Mar 2009, 2:59, archived)
# he was acquitted though, wasn't he?
(, Thu 5 Mar 2009, 3:03, archived)
# Just goes to show that those accused of rape should be granted anonymity
On 8 July 1994, Esther Harman (a former stripper and Charles's
ex-girlfriend) filed a charge of rape against him. Charles was
arrested, imprisoned, and denied bail. On 25 October, after being
attacked (but not wounded) by a fellow inmate wielding a homemade
knife, Charles was released on bail.

The trial began on 20 February 1995 and lasted for two weeks. No
forensic evidence was shown to exist proving that a rape had
occurred. In his instructions to the jury, the judge stated that
just because a woman claims to have been raped doesn't mean she
actually was. The jury took less than ninety minutes to find
Charles not guilty. Afterwards, Charles made an emotional appeal
to the press for the anonymity of those accused of rape.
(, Thu 5 Mar 2009, 3:10, archived)
# haha, he's such a rapist
(, Thu 5 Mar 2009, 3:11, archived)
# well nobody's perfect
maybe we should all have obstai..... (obstained? hang on, that's not a real word) Abstained from watching Red Dwarf.
(, Thu 5 Mar 2009, 3:23, archived)
# well it's just what i hear!
So thanks for clearing it up!
(, Thu 5 Mar 2009, 5:38, archived)
# .
(, Thu 5 Mar 2009, 6:24, archived)