MAN BANNED FROM PUB, CLAIMS PUBLICAN IS PAEDOPHILE

Added to www.alliancesupport.org on March 14, 2007

Lying allegations against Catholic clergy were quickly followed by similar allegations against lay teachers and workers in centres for young offenders. The next stage was to attack other authority figures - like the Gardai and even a publican who banned a customer from his establishment.

A teacher in a working class school told me that parents will sometimes collude with their children to make a false allegation against a teacher. She said they are motivated by "hatred of authority and a desire for 'compensation'". Is this any different from hatred of the Catholic Church and a desire for 'compensation'?

A publican is also an authority figure (or a member of the "boss class" in any event). Moreover the following account makes it clear that 'compensation' is a very relevant factor.

Our Irish Salem originated as a an ANTI-CLERICAL witch-hunt. Every adult in the country is now a potential target but the disease cannot be tackled until we acknowledge the source of the infection.

Rory Connor
13 March 2007]


(1) Sex Posters Defendant Guilty of Harassment

Irish Independent, 14 May 2004 by Azra Naseem

Bernard Clyne, (61) of Brighton Cottage, Foxrock, leaving court after being found guilty of harassment. Picture: Courtpix

A 61-YEAR-OLD man who put up posters in his locality naming a publican as an alleged paedophile has been convicted of harassment by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury.

Bernard Clyne from Brighton Cottage, Foxrock, denied harassing the victim between April 2 and April 21, 2003 by putting up the posters.

Clyne told the court the English television series, 'The Bill', had given him the idea to run what he agreed was "a concerted campaign" against the publican.

Judge Katherine Delahunt remanded him on bail for sentence on July 5 and ordered he does not try communicate with the 61-year-old publican or any member of his family. She also ordered him not to approach any members of staff at his victim's pub nor attend the pub at any time.

"You will remain outside," Judge Delahunt told Clyne who used to be a regular customer at the pub until around Christmas, 2002. "You will be committing a criminal offence if you breach this order," she added.

Clyne had told the jury he ran the campaign as a favour to a lifelong friend who asked him to get justice for his son who had allegedly been sexually abused by the publican when he was about eight or nine years old.

"I believed every word in the posters", he told his counsel, Mr Michael Cush SC (with Mr Michael O'Higgins BL). He also explained he had opted to put up the posters rather than report the matter to gardai for several reasons.

He said he was "not a learned man" and did not know the proper procedures at the time, and the boy had been "too fragile" then to handle questions from gardai. Nor had gardai, he said, asked him to elaborate when he "vaguely" mentioned his friend's allegation during garda interviews.

Mr Clyne had denied, in cross-examination by prosecuting counsel, Mr Remy Farrell BL, that he had run the campaign because he had been barred from the victim's pub for singing.


(2) Man 'Believed Every Word' in Abuse Posters

Irish Independent, 13 May 2004 by Azra Naseem and Tomas Mac Ruairi

A BRITISH TV show gave a man the idea to put up posters naming a publican as an alleged paedophile.

Bernard Clyne (61), Brighton Cottage, Foxrock, Dublin, told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court he got the idea from watching a police show called The Bill.

He told his counsel, Michael Cush SC, in evidence that a lifelong friend asked him before he died to ensure justice for his son, whom he claimed had been sexually abused by the man named in the posters.

Mr Clyne has pleaded not guilty to harassing the victim between April 2 and April 21, 2003, by putting up the posters.

He "believed in every word" in the posters, which read "Paedophile Perv". He said he had not told gardai of what his friend said over alleged abuse because, "one, I was not asked and, two, the boy was too fragile at the time and could not have stood questions from gardai".
He denied his claim of violence against him by the publican shortly before he was arrested by gardai on the morning of April 21, 2003 was a false claim.

He said after the publican and his friend arrived where he had put up two posters, the friend hit him in the ribs. He pulled his jacket over his face, to which the publican had said: "Let me see the bastard," and punched him.

He told prosecuting counsel Remy Farrell BL he did not tell gardai of the beating as he was frightened and wanted to go home.

Admitting the postering was wrong, he denied he gave false evidence and had only started putting them up after he was banned from the pub for singing.

He denied Mr Farrell's suggestion that his evidence was wrong and that he was sullying the memory of his friend with such stories.

The now 23-year-old son of Mr Clyne's friend who was allegedly abused told defence counsel Michael O'Higgins BL (with Mr Cush), that he spoke to his father upon his death about the man abusing him when a child. When younger he had tried to tell his father of the alleged abuse but his father refused to believe it.He agreed with Mr Farrell that he "was no stranger to court" and that he had several convictions over his drug addiction. He also agreed he is bringing charges against the publican over the alleged abuse. The trial continues before Judge Katherine Delahunt.


(3) Banned Pub Customer Put Up Posters 'to Flush Out Paedophile'

Irish Independent, 12 May 2004 by Tomas Mac Ruairi

A 61-YEAR-OLD man allegedly harassed his local publican by putting up posters claiming he was a paedophile after he was banned from the pub for singing, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday.

The posters, which were shown to the jury, read: "Paedophile Perv".

Naming the publican as well as his pub, the words, cut out from newspapers, asked: "Are you drinking there? Why isn't he in jail?" At the bottom of the posters was the word "Kids".

Bernard Clyne (61) of Brighton Cottage, Foxrock, Co Dublin, who denies harassing the victim between April 2 and April 21, 2003, readily admitted to gardai he had put up the pictures, Detective Sergeant James Martin told the second day of the trial. He also told prosecuting counsel, Remy Farrell BL, that Clyne said he had done it because he "believed it was the right thing to do".

He said he had been told by a friend of his that the publican was a paedophile and he decided to "flush him out" himself.

He denied in garda interviews he conducted the poster campaign because he had been barred from the pub around Christmas the year before. He did not need to do so, he added, because there were plenty of other pubs he was still allowed to sing in.

He made the admissions to gardai after he was caught by his alleged victim and his employee early on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2003 with a large number of the posters under his arm, a bucket of 'Polybond' paste in one hand and a paint brush in the other. Det Sgt Martin said two of the posters were on an oil tank in a car park.

The publican told the jury when he noticed the posters appearing on walls of car parks, bus shelters, church walls, and near schools in the neighbourhood from early April he went through an extremely emotional time. "I still get emotional when I see the posters, when I think about it," he said.

Mr Cush said Mr Clyne's friend, who died of a terminal illness around the time he was barred from the pub, had told him on his death bed, speaking through a speech machine, that his son had been sexually abused by the publican when he had been running a pub in another part of Dublin.

Counsel said it was alleged the publican had taken the young boy, who came to the pub with his father when he was about eight years old, on afternoon drives and sexually abused him.

Mr Clyne instructed counsel that his friend claimed his son had tried to tell him but he had not believed the boy at the time. This had ruined the relationship between the boy and his father, a breakdown for which the father felt responsible and guilty.

Mr Cush added that Mr Clyne had promised his dying friend he would ensure the boy would get justice, and given the boy's inability to go to gardai, had thought the best way to bring the matter to the attention of the gardai would be to launch the poster campaign.

The publican agreed the man Mr Clyne was referring to did drink in the pub he used to own in another part of Dublin, but denied knowing the man's son or abusing him sexually at any time.

The trial continues before Judge Miss Katherine Delahunt.

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'The Bill' Inspired Man's Posters Alleging Publican was Paedophile

Irish Times, May 13, 2004

An English television programme gave a 61-year-old man the idea to put up posters in his locality naming a publican as an alleged paedophile.

Mr Bernard Clyne, Brighton Cottage, Foxrock, told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court he got the idea from watching a programme called The Bill.

He told his counsel, Mr Michael Cush SC (with Mr Micheál O'Higgins), that a lifelong friend had asked him before he died to ensure justice for his son whom he claimed had been sexually abused by the man he named in the posters.

Mr Clyne has pleaded not guilty to harassing the victim between April 2nd and April 21st, 2003, by putting up the posters.

He said he "believed in every word" he wrote in the posters, which, the jury was earlier told, read "Peadophile Perv", and named the publican as the alleged abuser. He had told gardaí he was "not a great speller".

He said he had not told gardaí about what his friend told him regarding the alleged abuse of his son by the publican because, "one, I was not asked, and, two, the boy was too fragile at the time and could not have stood questions from gardaí".

Once gardaí arrested him for putting up the posters, he said, the publican had arrived at his door with a friend of his and shouted abuse at him. Mr Clyne said the man had thrown a bucket of paint at him and on his house.

He denied that his claim about not telling gardaí of the sex abuse allegations was "nonsensical". Had that been his consideration, he would not have taken into account the effect of the posters on the young man, he said.

He said his friend's son was living with him at the time and he put up the posters on a route which he knew he did not take.

He also denied that his claim of violence perpetrated against him by the publican shortly before his arrest in the early hours of April 21st, 2003, was false.

The now 23-year-old son of Mr Clyne's friend, who was allegedly abused by the publican, told defence counsel Mr O'Higgins he had spoken to his father at his death bed about the publican abusing him when he was a child.

He said he had tried to tell his father about three incidents where the man allegedly sexually abused him in his car. His father had refused to believe him and "bashed" him instead. He was bringing charges against the publican over the alleged abuse.

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Man Guilty of Harassing his Local Publican
Irish Times, May 14, 2004

A 61-year-old man who put up posters in his locality naming a publican as an alleged paedophile has been convicted of harassment by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury.

Bernard Clyne, Brighton Cottage, Foxrock, had denied harassing the victim between April 2nd and April 21st, 2003, by putting up the posters.

Judge Katherine Delahunt thanked the jury for its careful deliberations before excusing its members from further jury duty for the next five years.

The jury of five men and seven women found him guilty of harassment after a three-day trial in which it heard the defendant say that the English television series, The Bill, had given him the idea to run what he agreed was "a concerted campaign" against the publican.

Judge Delahunt remanded Clyne on bail for sentence on July 5th and ordered that he does not try to communicate with the 61-year-old publican or any member of his family. She also ordered Clyne not to approach any members of staff at his victim's pub, nor attend the pub at any time.

"You will remain outside," Judge Delahunt told Clyne who used to be a regular customer at the pub until around Christmas 2002. "You will be committing a criminal offence if you breach this order," she warned him before granting him bail.

Judge Delahunt said she had taken into account Clyne's two previous convictions, one of which was under Section 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and the other for indecent assault on a woman in 1966.

She said the antiquity of the latter offence and the minimal nature of the other allowed her to be favourable in consenting to remand him on bail under the conditions she had imposed. She also ordered that he sign on at Cabinteely Garda Station weekly.

Clyne had told the jury he ran the campaign as a favour to a lifelong friend who asked him to get justice for his son who had allegedly been sexually abused by the publican when he was about eight- or nine-years-old.

"I believed every word in the posters," he told his counsel, Mr Michael Cush SC (with Mr Michael O'Higgins BL). He also explained that he had opted to put up the posters rather than report the matter to gardaí for several reasons.

He said he was "not a learned man" and did not know the proper procedures at the time.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2004/0514/1084325388322.html

 

Paedophile Posters Campaign Alleged
Irish Times, May 12, 2004

A 61-year-old man allegedly harassed his local publican by putting up posters claiming he was a paedophile after he was banned from the pub for singing, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

"Paedophile Perv", the posters, shown to a jury, read in large block letters.

Naming the publican as well as his pub, the words, cut out from newspapers, asked: "Are you drinking there? Why isn't he in jail?" At the bottom of the posters was the word "Kids".

Mr Bernard Clyne (61), Brighton Cottage, Foxrock, Co Dublin, who denies harassing the victim between April 2nd and April 21st, 2003, readily admitted to gardaí that he had put up the pictures, Det Sgt James Martin told the court.

He also told prosecuting counsel, Mr Remy Farrell, that Mr Clyne said he had done it because he "believed it was the right thing to do". He said he had been told by a friend of his that the publican was a paedophile and he decided to "flush him out" himself.

He denied in Garda interviews that he had conducted the poster campaign because he had been barred from the pub around Christmas the year before.

He made the admissions to gardaí after he was caught by his alleged victim and his employee in the early hours of the morning on Easter Sunday, April 21st, 2003, with a large number of the posters under his arm, a bucket of paste in one hand and a paint brush in the other.

When gardaí searched his car, which was parked nearby, 96 more copies of the poster were found. Det Sgt Martin said Mr Clyne admitted he had discarded the first batch of posters and had made a second. The new ones carried pictures of two boys and carried the same message. "I am not a great speller," he told gardaí when they pointed out mistakes in his lettering.

The publican told the jury that when he noticed the posters appearing on walls of car- parks, bus shelters, church walls, and near schools in the neighbourhood, he went through an extremely emotional time.

He had begun hunting for the perpetrator with friends and family. They took to driving through the area at night searching for the culprit. The trial continues before Judge Katherine Delahunt.

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