Paedo hid under girl's bed NSFAnyone

11-13-2006, 03:17 PM

Paedo hid under girl's bed

By GUY PATRICK
November 10, 2006

A PAEDO seduced a girl of 12 — then lived in her bedroom for THREE MONTHS without her mother finding out.

Scott Jennings, 22, cut a giant hole in the bottom of the youngster’s divan bed then used it as a secret den to evade detection if somebody came into the room.

He systematically abused the girl. And when she went to school in the morning, Jennings slipped out of the house to find food. Jennings, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Gtr Manchester, befriended the girl on a bus last year.

He began chatting her up, persuaded her to give him her mobile phone number and then arranged a date.

When they met, Jennings said he had nowhere to live and confided that he was wanted by police for a minor dishonesty offence.

He told the girl he needed somewhere to hide and was taken into her home unnoticed. The pair then cut a hole in the bottom section of her bed enabling him to hide in it whenever her mum came in.

Pervert place ... Jennings hid in a cavity under girl's bed

Manchester Crown Court heard the girl then swore her ten-year-old sister to secrecy about Jennings.

His lair was found after the 12-year-old ran away with him leaving a note telling her mum not to worry.

Police went to the house and the girl’s sister confessed that Jennings had been hiding there.

Jennings was then found with the child at a flat in Fallowfield, Manchester, later the same day. He denied abducting the child and any sexual involvement but admitted living at the address for three months.

Jennings has now been jailed for two years and three months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one of sexual assault.

He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for ten years and was disqualified from working with children.

Last night Det Con Dave Donlan said: “It is a quite extraordinary case. It is absolutely unbelievable — but it is as it sounds. It came as a complete shock to all concerned.

“This is an absolutely unbelievable case that has had a huge impact on the victim and her family.

“The girl Jennings abused was extremely young and vulnerable and he took advantage of this vulnerability for his own personal gain.

“Not only did he live in the room for over three months, but he also systematically abused her.

“I hope the family can now start to come to terms with what has happened to them and move on with their lives.”

g.patrick@the-sun.co.uk

Aliantha · 11-13-2006, 03:37 PM

What a stupid fucking sick fuck! Some people need help.

glatt · 11-13-2006, 03:39 PM

That's an amazing story. Hid inside/under her bed. Unbelievable.

Glad the guy is in jail.

The guy is clearly 100% in the wrong, since she is a minor, but the article doesn't say if the sex was consensual. She actively hid him from her parents for 3 months. He is 22. She's 12. That's an icky age difference, especially with her being so young. It's also criminal. But that doesn't answer the question of if it was consensual. When I was 12, I knew people my age who claimed to be experimenting with sex. Of course, that was Maine.

Aliantha · 11-13-2006, 03:41 PM

Well, whether she wanted to or not, it's still rape. The law says she's not old enough to make that decision for herself, so the state does it for her. The way I read it, it seems she invited and facilitated the process though.

11-13-2006, 03:44 PM

A twelve-year-old cannot know what they "want" in that situation.
Nor can we trust what they say in relation to that, fear and confusion will make one say anything.
He invaded her sacred sanctuary and turned it into hell... there are no words.

I often, in relation to my son, say that nothing, nowhere and no one can be fully trusted, other than my wife... and am often called paranoid.
No.

But, we were both abused as kids... she by her father & I was randomly abducted. So, we know what it is really like out there for kids.

Elspode · 11-13-2006, 03:45 PM

If he'd been 13 and she was 12, maybe I'd have reason for pause, but he's 22, stupid, and should spend his time in prison considering having his family allotment cut off.

(edited to correct apparent pidgen English phraseology)

glatt · 11-13-2006, 03:46 PM

Yup. You had it right when you called the guy a "stupid fucking sick fuck."

But I couldn't help noticing that this article is just the cops' perspective of the case, and doesn't tell us what actually happened from the guy's point of view or from the girl's point of view.

11-13-2006, 03:48 PM

It does not matter what happened from his point of view.

Aliantha · 11-13-2006, 03:50 PM

It's amazing how many sicko's there are out there. I come from a pretty large family, and we've always been lucky. Tragedy has had few entries in our lives. As an adult and my circle of acquiantances has grown, it's amazing to realize how many people I've met who have been interfered with as a child either by strangers, but more often by members of their own family.

It was shocking to me when I first realized what the world can really be like.

barefoot serpent · 11-13-2006, 04:15 PM

next time a kid says: but I can't sleep, there's a monster under my bed!

I'm looking.

glatt · 11-13-2006, 04:16 PM

I'm not defending this guy so much as attacking this article. It's all about sensationalism and it only reports the official police line. The cops have a tendency to make things seem like a bigger deal than they are, so I tend to take what they say with a grain of salt.

So let's look at this for a second, the story uses the standard way of reporting current ages by saying his name, followed by a date. It's reporting that he is currently 22. It doesn't spell it out for you, it hopes you just get that number stuck in your head, and you don't wonder if that's his current age, or the age he was when he committed the crime. But it's written the way they write it when that is the current age. When they talk about previous ages, they always say things like "then 22." I think it's his current age.

Then it clearly says the girl was 12 when the crime happened. It's reporting his current age and her former age. Why is it mixing ages like that? Then it goes on to say that he's been in jail for 2 years and three months. So what if he just turned 22 a few days ago? That would mean that he was 19 when he went to jail. How long do legal proceedings take there? Maybe he was 18 when the crime was committed. Article doesn't say. There's a very good chance he was 18.

They could have run the headline "12 year old girl hides 18 year old boyfriend in bedroom." It's still a little shocking, but not going to sell as many newspapers as "Paedo hid under girl's bed." Both headlines would be factual, but they would rather make their readers' blood boil than try to write the whole story. And as long as we are talking about motives, why are they running this story 2 years and three months later? Where, exactly, is the news? There is nothing new here.

To recap: this story is blatantly one sided. It's very loose with pertinent facts. It came out about 3 years after the fact.

Aliantha · 11-13-2006, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Jennings, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Gtr Manchester, befriended the girl on a bus last year.

Maybe proceedings don't take quite so long there.

glatt · 11-13-2006, 04:25 PM

So out of curiosity, I Googled this guy, and see that the incident took place a year ago. He was 21 at the time. So this article was wrong when it said he has served all that time in jail.

So it was a sensationalistic article that didn't have its facts straight, but the facts that were wrong were different ones than I suspected. Go figure.

Aliantha · 11-13-2006, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Jennings has now been jailed for two years and three months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one of sexual assault.

This means he has been sentenced to two years and three months jail and is currently serving the sentance.

DanaC · 11-13-2006, 04:28 PM

What.....British newspapers sensationalise news and their reports contain inaccuracies? No...sorry I can't accept that :P

11-13-2006, 03:17 PM	#1
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Paedo hid under girl's bed NSFAnyone Paedo hid under girl's bed By GUY PATRICK November 10, 2006 A PAEDO seduced a girl of 12 — then lived in her bedroom for THREE MONTHS without her mother finding out. Scott Jennings, 22, cut a giant hole in the bottom of the youngster’s divan bed then used it as a secret den to evade detection if somebody came into the room. He systematically abused the girl. And when she went to school in the morning, Jennings slipped out of the house to find food. Jennings, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Gtr Manchester, befriended the girl on a bus last year. He began chatting her up, persuaded her to give him her mobile phone number and then arranged a date. When they met, Jennings said he had nowhere to live and confided that he was wanted by police for a minor dishonesty offence. He told the girl he needed somewhere to hide and was taken into her home unnoticed. The pair then cut a hole in the bottom section of her bed enabling him to hide in it whenever her mum came in. Pervert place ... Jennings hid in a cavity under girl's bed Manchester Crown Court heard the girl then swore her ten-year-old sister to secrecy about Jennings. His lair was found after the 12-year-old ran away with him leaving a note telling her mum not to worry. Police went to the house and the girl’s sister confessed that Jennings had been hiding there. Jennings was then found with the child at a flat in Fallowfield, Manchester, later the same day. He denied abducting the child and any sexual involvement but admitted living at the address for three months. Jennings has now been jailed for two years and three months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one of sexual assault. He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for ten years and was disqualified from working with children. Last night Det Con Dave Donlan said: “It is a quite extraordinary case. It is absolutely unbelievable — but it is as it sounds. It came as a complete shock to all concerned. “This is an absolutely unbelievable case that has had a huge impact on the victim and her family. “The girl Jennings abused was extremely young and vulnerable and he took advantage of this vulnerability for his own personal gain. “Not only did he live in the room for over three months, but he also systematically abused her. “I hope the family can now start to come to terms with what has happened to them and move on with their lives.” g.patrick@the-sun.co.uk

11-13-2006, 03:37 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	What a stupid fucking sick fuck! Some people need help. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-13-2006, 03:41 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well, whether she wanted to or not, it's still rape. The law says she's not old enough to make that decision for herself, so the state does it for her. The way I read it, it seems she invited and facilitated the process though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-13-2006, 03:45 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	If he'd been 13 and she was 12, maybe I'd have reason for pause, but he's 22, stupid, and should spend his time in prison considering having his family allotment cut off. (edited to correct apparent pidgen English phraseology) __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 11-13-2006 at 04:03 PM.

11-13-2006, 03:50 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's amazing how many sicko's there are out there. I come from a pretty large family, and we've always been lucky. Tragedy has had few entries in our lives. As an adult and my circle of acquiantances has grown, it's amazing to realize how many people I've met who have been interfered with as a child either by strangers, but more often by members of their own family. It was shocking to me when I first realized what the world can really be like. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-13-2006, 03:39 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's an amazing story. Hid inside/under her bed. Unbelievable. Glad the guy is in jail. The guy is clearly 100% in the wrong, since she is a minor, but the article doesn't say if the sex was consensual. She actively hid him from her parents for 3 months. He is 22. She's 12. That's an icky age difference, especially with her being so young. It's also criminal. But that doesn't answer the question of if it was consensual. When I was 12, I knew people my age who claimed to be experimenting with sex. Of course, that was Maine.

11-13-2006, 03:44 PM	#5
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	A twelve-year-old cannot know what they "want" in that situation. Nor can we trust what they say in relation to that, fear and confusion will make one say anything. He invaded her sacred sanctuary and turned it into hell... there are no words. I often, in relation to my son, say that nothing, nowhere and no one can be fully trusted, other than my wife... and am often called paranoid. No. But, we were both abused as kids... she by her father & I was randomly abducted. So, we know what it is really like out there for kids.

11-13-2006, 03:46 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yup. You had it right when you called the guy a "stupid fucking sick fuck." But I couldn't help noticing that this article is just the cops' perspective of the case, and doesn't tell us what actually happened from the guy's point of view or from the girl's point of view.

11-13-2006, 03:48 PM	#8
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	It does not matter what happened from his point of view.

11-13-2006, 04:15 PM	#10
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	next time a kid says: but I can't sleep, there's a monster under my bed! I'm looking. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

11-13-2006, 04:16 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm not defending this guy so much as attacking this article. It's all about sensationalism and it only reports the official police line. The cops have a tendency to make things seem like a bigger deal than they are, so I tend to take what they say with a grain of salt. So let's look at this for a second, the story uses the standard way of reporting current ages by saying his name, followed by a date. It's reporting that he is currently 22. It doesn't spell it out for you, it hopes you just get that number stuck in your head, and you don't wonder if that's his current age, or the age he was when he committed the crime. But it's written the way they write it when that is the current age. When they talk about previous ages, they always say things like "then 22." I think it's his current age. Then it clearly says the girl was 12 when the crime happened. It's reporting his current age and her former age. Why is it mixing ages like that? Then it goes on to say that he's been in jail for 2 years and three months. So what if he just turned 22 a few days ago? That would mean that he was 19 when he went to jail. How long do legal proceedings take there? Maybe he was 18 when the crime was committed. Article doesn't say. There's a very good chance he was 18. They could have run the headline "12 year old girl hides 18 year old boyfriend in bedroom." It's still a little shocking, but not going to sell as many newspapers as "Paedo hid under girl's bed." Both headlines would be factual, but they would rather make their readers' blood boil than try to write the whole story. And as long as we are talking about motives, why are they running this story 2 years and three months later? Where, exactly, is the news? There is nothing new here. To recap: this story is blatantly one sided. It's very loose with pertinent facts. It came out about 3 years after the fact.

11-13-2006, 04:25 PM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	So out of curiosity, I Googled this guy, and see that the incident took place a year ago. He was 21 at the time. So this article was wrong when it said he has served all that time in jail. So it was a sensationalistic article that didn't have its facts straight, but the facts that were wrong were different ones than I suspected. Go figure.

11-13-2006, 04:28 PM	#15
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	What.....British newspapers sensationalise news and their reports contain inaccuracies? No...sorry I can't accept that :P

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