Popular Post webfact Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 A man who fled to Thailand to try and escape justice has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Michael Foster’s trial went ahead in his absence in September and a jury found him guilty with a unanimous verdict. He was yesterday (Monday, November 7th) sentenced, again in his absence, at Preston Crown Court. He was given eight years in prison and ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for life. Foster, 35, formerly of Fishwick Parade, Preston, raped his victim in a Preston flat in July 2020. He was arrested and charged and was due to appear at Preston Crown Court in December last year, but he failed to turn up. Police enquiries suggest he has fled the country to Thailand and has not returned since. International efforts are underway to find Foster and to get him back to the UK. The victim, a woman in her 20s, described in an impact statement to the court how the attack had almost destroyed her life. She said the rape had set in motion a chain of events that would alter the course of her life taking her to the very depths of despair. She lost her friends, job, and self-esteem and gained nothing but the wish to end her life. She said it was little short of a miracle, that she was still alive. Det Con Sue Wilson, of Lancashire Police, said: “Michael Foster’s attack on this vulnerable woman has had an absolutely devastating effect on her life and it is a violation from which she has said she will never fully recover. To compound his crime Foster has failed to take any responsibility for his actions and has fled the country to try and evade justice. “The substantial custodial sentence imposed by the court today reflects the gravity of the offending and we will now do all we can to find Foster and ensure he is returned to the UK to serve his sentence.” Source: https://lancashire.police.uk/news/2022/november/man-sentenced-for-rape/ --2022-11-09 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 How do they know he's in Thailand? 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lujanit Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 How can a man charged with rape not have his Passport taken off him and not placed on a no fly list? This is a almighty screw up by the UK justice system. 43 7 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickeymaus Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 I will look for him in Pattaya. Among all the quality tourists here, he will surely stand out. 11 2 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauptmannUK Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, lujanit said: How can a man charged with rape not have his Passport taken off him and not placed on a no fly list? This is a almighty screw up by the UK justice system. SOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lujanit Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 Are you telling me that the UK has a SOP for people charged with a serious offence like rape are allowed to evade justice by leaving the country before their trial? If so sounds like the UK needs to do some serious navel gazing. The fact he was convicted in absentia is of little consequence. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 Probably on soi Buakhao 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackayae Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 " a jury found him guilty with a unanimous verdict. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, BritManToo said: How do they know he's in Thailand? 2 hours ago, webfact said: Police enquiries suggest he has fled the country to Thailand and has not returned since. That's how init. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, lujanit said: How can a man charged with rape not have his Passport taken off him and not placed on a no fly list? This is a almighty screw up by the UK justice system. Innocent until proved guilty, being charged does not make you guilty. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, HauptmannUK said: SOP What's a SOP please? I just hate these TLAs 1 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, BritManToo said: How do they know he's in Thailand? By his passport stamps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MyFriend You Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, KannikaP said: What's a SOP please? I just hate these TLAs Standard Operating Procedure?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, TunnelRat69 said: Standard Operating Procedure?? Omb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffersLos Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, KannikaP said: What's a SOP please? It's a new type of gender. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi3eddie Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 Bad move on his part, both in comitting the crime and fleeing while on bail. Surprised that bail conditions did not include removal of passport. When caught in Thailand (or neigbouring countries) the conditions while waiting deportation will be far less comfortable than jail in the UK. Let's see how quickly he is located verses a certain energy drink heir who fled after a car crash! 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seppius Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 Why have they always got goatees? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mahtin Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Seppius said: Why have they always got goatees? Moustache twirling went out of style. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post proton Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 why flee to a country with an extradition treaty? Thai immigration will have photo, prints and passport details if he's here. Lived at the Parkland Bang Na for a few years, Brit was arrested there 7 years after fleeing rape case involving his daughter. His mrs chucked herself off Beachy Head. Found him from using the same ATM every month at central. He was sent back to do his sentence. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, BritManToo said: How do they know he's in Thailand? Maybe they don't know for sure that he's still here but they would know where he went from the UK at the time very easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 4 hours ago, BritManToo said: How do they know he's in Thailand? You fly to Thailand without a passport? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, lujanit said: How can a man charged with rape not have his Passport taken off him and not placed on a no fly list? I think you'll find that is not standard procedure, anywhere, unless there's evidence that he's a flight risk. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, lujanit said: Are you telling me that the UK has a SOP for people charged with a serious offence like rape are allowed to evade justice by leaving the country before their trial? Yes, it's called bail. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, lujanit said: The fact he was convicted in absentia is of little consequence. Nonsense, he's now a convicted rapist on the run. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, mackayae said: " a jury found him guilty with a unanimous verdict. " Yes, that was in the OP that we all read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, brianthainess said: 3 hours ago, lujanit said: How can a man charged with rape not have his Passport taken off him and not placed on a no fly list? This is a almighty screw up by the UK justice system. Innocent until proved guilty, being charged does not make you guilty. ...and on bail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, KannikaP said: 3 hours ago, HauptmannUK said: SOP What's a SOP please? I just hate these TLAs NFI. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said: I think you'll find that is not standard procedure, anywhere, unless there's evidence that he's a flight risk. Depends on crime. Murder they often take passport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereyougo Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, brianthainess said: Innocent until proved guilty, being charged does not make you guilty. read the article ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, soi3eddie said: Let's see how quickly he is located verses a certain energy drink heir who fled after a car crash! Let's see how quickly the extradition application works, just locating him means not a lot. Vorayuth has not been found guilty in court of anything yet and the country that he's in probably doesn't have an extradition treaty with Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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