It was reported today, that a support group for the victims of paedophiles has closed due to lack of funding while a group for paedophiles has been backed and is being supported by taxpayers money.
A leader of the group ‘Phoenix Survivors’, Shy Keenan, said they were promised money by the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, but haven’t received a penny.
Yesterday, it emerged that a group called ‘Circles UK’, has been set-up to help sex offenders ‘reintegrate’ into society and will be allegedly receiving £164,000 a year from the Ministry of Justice.
Shy, ran the organisation with Sara Payne, who’s little girl was Sarah, 7, was sexually assaulted and murdered by Roy Whiting in July 2000.
Shy said in a report “It’s sickening that the Government can find money for the perpetrators but not for the victims of these dreadful crimes.
We are utterly appalled. Phoenix Survivors closed down this week due to a lack of funding. Despite promises, we have been refused any Government funding to help paedophile victims recover their lives.
Finding the funding to advocate, support and help in their recovery has been a living nightmare.
We feel excluded from a society that forces us to pay for paedophile recovery, whilst ignoring the plight of their victims.”
Apparently, taxpayers will foot the bill for the charity which states it’s aims are to “Manage those who have been convicted of sexual offences in a just and humane manner.”
If you feel as strongly as I do about this, then go to the link below and sign the petition. Why should the paedophiles that wreck lives be given any help when it’s the victims that need it. The victims live with what has happened to them for the rest of their lives and need all the support they can get.
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