Summary: Listen to the show here. In the first show of series 2, Lyndon is all on his lonesome due to thanksgiving and technical issues. First up he looks at one of the bigger stories of the week; Ian Watkins, former Lostprophets singer, pleaded guilty to some very serious child sexual offences. The case has thrown up a number of issues including the question of which guideline applies, the new sex guideline or the existing guideline, (again) the problem of users of social media naming victims or ‘publishing’ information likely to lead to the discovery of their identities, and the concern regarding the investigation leading to Watkins’ arrest. Lyndon also looks at the contempt case surrounding the publication of photographs purporting to be Venables and Thompson – the James Bulger killers – which was in the High Court this week. Finally, Lyndon takes a very brief look at the new Victims’ Code which takes effect in December. Specifically the criticism that the code gives victims false hope. Next week: Hopefully with Dan and Kim back with Lyndon, the show will be less of a ramble and more of an informative and informed discussion! They’ll be looking at the Marine A case and discussing the sentence imposed upon him, which is due to take place on 6 December. Links: Victims’ Code Ian Watkins, Lostprophets singer, pleads guilty to child sex offences Ian Watkins case – breach of the anonymity afforded to victims? Sexual Offences Sentencing Guidelines James Baines gets suspended sentence for ‘Bulger’ tweet
