Children chess books author John Walker is bisexual
Col. Viktor Serhejovich Dementiev
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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=500467&in_review_text_id=463160
Teacher admits sex attacks on pupils
A primary school teacher has pleaded guilty to a string of indecent assaults
against young children over a 13-year period.
John Walker, 58, who taught at an Oxfordshire primary school, admitted 35
counts of indecency and indecently assaulting 12 boys and seven girls between
1976 and 1989 when he appeared at Oxford Crown Court.
Walker, of Headington, Oxford, was remanded in custody until April 5, when he
will be sentenced at Reading Crown Court. He denied a further 20 charges of
indecent assault and the judge ordered these to lie on file.
The court heard Walker had been reported to the education authority in 1989
concerning allegations of sexual abuse but continued teaching until the crimes
came to the attention of the police last year.
Walker, who was single and lived with his mother, picked his "favourite" pupils
and then assaulted them in his classroom, in his car, in the changing rooms or
at his home.
The victims were aged between nine and 16 when they were assaulted at the
school, which cannot be named for legal reasons. For some victims the abuse
carried on after they had left the school.
The court was told that Walker ran extra-curricular chess and football classes
and helped out at annual summer camps to gain access to the pupils when they
were alone.
During holiday summer camps, held near the school, Walker would lead children
on midnight walks through graveyards, single out his intended victim and then
sexually abuse them.
Others he abused after chess lessons in his study at his home, or in the
changing rooms following swimming lessons.
Many of his victims were in court to see him confess to his catalogue of abuse.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/uk/england/newsid_1827000/1827169.stm
Monday, 18 February, 2002, 14:47 GMT
Teacher admits 35 indecency charges
A 58-year-old teacher has admitted 35 charges of gross indecency and indecent
assault on primary school children in Oxfordshire.
Oxford Crown Court heard that John Walker, of Blackthorn Close in Headington,
Oxford, abused both boys and girls aged between eight and 11.
The offences centred on a primary school, which cannot be named for legal
reasons, over a 13-year period between 1976 and 1989.
It also emerged in court that Walker was issued with a formal complaint by the
local education authority in 1989 after it received an anonymous letter
detailing his abuse at the school.
But he was allowed to continue working as a teacher until his crimes came to
the attention of police in 2001.
Up to 60 children
Walker, who pleaded not guilty to a further 20 charges of indecent assault and
indecency with a child, has been remanded in custody, pending reports before
sentencing in April.
The judge warned him he would be facing a long time in prison.
The offences Walker faced in court concerned 19 children - 12 girls and seven
boys. But police say the investigation is continuing, and suspect that up to 60
children may have been abused.
Following Walker's court appearance, Thames Valley Police Detective Constable
Steve Hart, who investigated the offences, said: "The witnesses in this case
have shown tremendous courage in coming forward and giving evidence against
this man, who for a long period of time preyed on young children and was an
immense danger to them
He added: "He has pleaded guilty to a series of very serious offences against
children.
"The result of his guilty plea means the victims are saved the trauma of giving
evidence."
Camping trips
Sandy Stansfield, prosecuting, told the court the abuse finally came to light
when one of the boys involved approached Walker's partner and told her what had
happened.
He was encouraged to go to the police, who then mounted a full investigation.
The court heard that Walker was an author of chess books and ran a school chess
club, as well as organising sports and other activities including camping trips
away.
The court was told Walker, who at the time was single and lived with his
mother, picked his "favourite" pupils and then assaulted them.
For some victims the abuse carried on after they had left the primary school.
Ms Stansfield said: "Walker abused both boys and girls, he had his favourites
who were either in or out.
"One victim recalls Mr Walker being superficially friendly and having favourite
pupils. Others he used to bully and humiliate."
The court was told that during holiday summer camps, held near the school,
Walker would lead children on midnight walks through graveyards, single out his
intended victim and then sexually abuse them.
Others he abused following chess lessons in his study at his home, or in the
changing rooms following swimming lessons.
Psychological damage
Testaments from some of his victims read out to the court said they had
suffered prolonged psychological damage from his abuse.
A victim said in a statement that he feared not being included in the football
or chess teams if he said anything about Walker's behaviour.
One victim said he had been assaulted at least 30 times by his teacher and that
he was told not to say anything.
Walker, he said, told him: "This is not hurting anyone - it's only society that
thinks this is wrong - there is nothing wrong with doing this."
BBC correspondent Rory McLean, in the court, said the victims and families sat
silently while Walker responded "guilty", time and time again, and then left
the room without speaking to reporters.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/education/newsid_1827000/1827275.stm
Monday, 18 February, 2002, 12:59 GMT
Could this abuse happen now?
On Monday, a teacher in Oxfordshire admitted 35 charges of gross indecency
between 1976 and 1989 against primary-school aged children.
John Walker, a 58-year-old author of chess books for children, abused both boys
and girls in his care.
"There is far more awareness among professionals - and there is training to
raise awareness and to identify signs and behaviour," says Tink Palmer,
Barnardos' principal officer for preventing the sexual abuse of children.
"Teachers are trained in what to do if a child discloses abuse - and schools
are more likely to take it seriously."
And she says there are processes in place for concerns to be brought to social
services and the police.
Warning
But she warns that paedophiles are "very shrewd and very calculating" and will
deliberately find jobs where they have power over children - making their
detection difficult.
"It's very easy to silence children," she says.
"Only 20 years ago people didn't accept that this kind of abuse could happen -
and it made it much more difficult to respond to what children and parents were
saying," says Steve Boocock, director of the UK Child Protection in Sport Unit.
This organisation was set up last year by the National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Sport England in an attempt to prevent
child abuse among pupils in the trust of sports coaches.
It is believed that John Walker had used chess as a way of gaining access to
children - and the Child Protection in Sport Unit was a response to the
particular vulnerabilities of pupils who work alone with a teacher or coach.
Mr Boocock says there are now structures in place to ensure that pupils and
parents can make complaints and prevent ongoing abuse.
Investigation
In terms of sports coaching and out-of-school activities, there are helplines
which offer a first point-of-contact for victims and their families.
Once a credible complaint has been made, this leads to the suspension of the
accused pending an investigation.
Social services and the police can also be informed.
Where children are involved in sports clubs there should also be an independent
adult nominated to listen to any concerns of children and parents.
In the past, said Mr Boocock, there were not enough channels for victims to
report abuse from adults in authority.
Since 1999, the NSPCC has been running a Full Stop campaign which has sought to
raise awareness of child abuse.
--
Sam Sloan for FIDE President-for-life
Joshua B. Lilly
such.
If he wrote good books, he wrote good books, and they should be treated as
such.
KISS - Keep It Seperate, Stupid
The mark of a true intellectual is the ability to seperate the good from the
bad based entirely on each topic`s own merit, and not get mired in "Well, I
don`t like the person saying it". This newsgroup could certainly use a
little more of that, people half the time can`t even see WHAT is being said,
only WHO is saying it. If Adolf Hitler said, "It`s good to give to your
neighbour", is this a bad statement, simply because Hitler said it? Don`t
burn the books, if they have valuable content. Burn the freak, yes, but not
the books.
Anyway, you hate pedophiles, and you have in your signature that you want a
pedophile as FIDE president for life? (I KNOW you`re joking :-)
Joshua B. Lilly
"Col. Viktor Serhejovich Dementiev" <who...@vhy.YOU.want.KNOW> wrote in
message news:a4s3ms$ngs$0...@dosa.alt.net...
John Savard
<jo...@composers.net> wrote, in part:
>If he`s a sick pedophile, he`s a sick pedophile and should be treated as
>such.
>If he wrote good books, he wrote good books, and they should be treated as
>such.
I agree that his books shouldn't be burned, as that would make them
more collectible.
However, if they're not uniquely good, using alternative books IS a
good idea. After all, if we benefit from the books of an author, we
will have gratitude towards the author. To think good thoughts of a
man who has done such things is, though, disrespectful towards his
victims.
Peter Register
news:3c72de51...@news.ed.shawcable.net:
To believe that a person had some good ideas is not to have gratitude to
that person. I think that idea is miserable and yet i don't loathe you. ;)
-peter
mart...@umn.edu
Peter Register <mur...@imaginary.com> wrote:
> jsa...@ecn.aSBLOKb.caNADA.invalid (John Savard) wrote in
> news:3c72de51...@news.ed.shawcable.net:
>
> > However, if they're not uniquely good, using alternative books IS a
> > good idea. After all, if we benefit from the books of an author, we
> > will have gratitude towards the author. To think good thoughts of a
> > man who has done such things is, though, disrespectful towards his
> > victims.
> >
> >
>
> To believe that a person had some good ideas is not to have gratitude to
> that person. I think that idea is miserable and yet i don't loathe you. ;)
At the same time, not everyone wants their dollars going to a pedophile,
if true in this case.
B. Martin