13 February (Part 2) - James Hunt is innocent and always was
Councillor
James Hunt and his family have been through two years of hell after he was
falsely accused by two women of pinching their bottoms in October and December 2023
respectively. Because of them he has been unemployed and will have lost many a night’s sleep.
James was the second Councillor ever to contact me in the early days of Bonkers;
the first was Peter Caterall who retired in 2014, and we have exchanged emails and messages on and
off ever since. As such I was kept in the picture regarding the serious
accusations from the moment they were made. They were not reported here because
it always seemed to me that they were malicious and without foundation. I am
only too well aware of the pain of being on the end of a false accusation by vile and dishonest women, however my
situation was less serious.
Every Bonkers reader knew the accusations against me were false
because all the evidence was on the website and nothing was merely speculation.
Because of that I had no critics whatsoever but a
Councillor is always likely to attract know-alls and
political activists spewing vitriol. James was
on the receiving end of graffiti and death threats.
But now everyone knows what I have known throughout. James was
let down by the police and the CPS neither of whom looked at the defence witness
statements. He was totally innocent and has issued the following statement.…
Yesterday I was found NOT GUILTY of three cases of historic sexual assault.
In her decision the Judge found the complainants to be not truthful, their
statements were inconsistent and ultimately suggested collusion. It was
apparent this was about something else.
The charges resulted following complaints that were made about me by four
volunteers while I was Volunteer Chairman at Cudham Shaws Outdoor Centre.
They made claims I spent too much money on Christmas trees, gave volunteers
lavish meals and one person made a complaint I had pinched her bum. Another
volunteer claimed I had pinched his wife’s bum. Whatever their true motivation,
they waited four months and nearly two months to make a complaint to the Scouts
and then wrote to them all all on the same night.
The Scout Association ran two investigations, one of which was after the
complaints were sent to the police, who asked the Scouts to investigate. Both
investigations cleared me, with no further action.
Unhappy with this decision tow of the complaints decided to then report it again to the police.
During this time my family and I were subject to online attacks and threats, we
had graffiti spray painted on property associated wth us, and I was eveb stalked
with people taking photos of me while hiding in bushes.
Sadly, I feel let down badly by the Met. Police based in Bromley, who failed to
speak to defence witnesses, did not look into the previous investigations and
left me feeling they had no interest in supporting the truth. Likewise, the CPS
rubber stamped the charges, with no defence investigation. I believe the CPS is
a broken entity and like the Met Police in Bromley need a serious overhaul.
From day one I have been clear, this was an orchestrated campaign to just hurt
and damage my family and me, and that was the outcome of the case.
We will circulated the parts of the Judges determination that we can, when they
are available and you can see for yourself her words.
I have had so much support it has been amazing and we know who our tue friends
really are. Meta have also been very helpful in dealing with online anonymous
posts, and we will be dealing with the slander and defamation at a later date.
I am now going to spend time rebuilding the damage this has caused, starting
with my family and my residents, both groups of people I hold very dear to me. I
am a Blackfen lad and always will be.
People have tried to hurt me and my family and they have been caught out.
I will be back out tomorrow like I am every day, in my community helping out. If
you see me come for a chat.
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The Judge’s comments will appear here at some time over the weekend.