Comments on: Sex Offender Will Be Released On February 21st

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:10:49 +0000

CASTRATE HIM! He will no longer be a threat to our society and our children!

By: Me

Me — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:49:08 +0000

Funny thing is this guy can get married in any church and pretend to be holy and hate on the gay commmunity lawd he could even become a pastor and maybe even a politician he does not need a dumestic partnership …. what a joke bermuda is

By: drew

drew — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:33:48 +0000

He’s being released because it costs damn near a hundred grand a year to house a prisoner at Westgate, and the government is broke.

By: sage

sage — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:43:51 +0000

How can someone be “convicted and jailed for sexual exploitation of a young person while in a position of trust, and sexual assault” when the victims (plural) were 11,10 and 9yrs?

By: Make a new plan Stan

Make a new plan Stan — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:37:53 +0000

I’m guessing that he is being released because the time he was given has been served and you can not hold someone even if they are a threat beyond the length of their sentence. Thank you for showing people who didn’t know what he looked like who he is.

However, I just allowed my mind to wonder and am concerned that now that everyone who didn’t already know who he was, has seen who he is will he take to even more deviant behavior to satisfy his compulsions?

Some one above mentioned children going places on their own etc. Pastor Syl states that castration is not a deterrent so what will a person of this ilk resort to to “get his fix”?

Is someone going to be assigned to watch him 24/7?

By: Um Um Like

Um Um Like — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:31:10 +0000

Why is this news? As long as gay people can’t marry we’ll be fine.

By: Public consideration? How?

Public consideration? How? — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:17:05 +0000

If releasing a known paedophile with a high risk of offending again back into society is deemed as “carefully considering the wider needs of the community while being sensitive to protecting victims” then Bermuda honestly requires a different judiciary system! This is absolutely outrageous!

By: Absolutely unacceptable!!!

Absolutely unacceptable!!! — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:18:05 +0000

The release is contradictory! Who in their right mind would release a high risk sex offender back into society? He ruined the lives of 3 individuals and was known to have offended before. The sentence he received in the first place was an absolute disgrace considering the 3 innocent victims lives he ruined. We demand answers as to why he is being released back into society!! It’s not safe for our children and it’s definitely not safe for the perpetrator. He is safer in jail than out in society with an outraged public!

By: Duane P Santucci

Duane P Santucci — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 04:50:29 +0000

Once again here we go again, Bermuda has a more serious sickness that really goes un-dealt with, Judgmental to the core.

I will in no way condone the action’s of anyone who commits such crimes, but the system has failed us for many years and continues to fail us, there are no such facilities on Island to professionally deal with sex offenders, so the best we can do is lock up a individual and let them go when they have served their time, but the most sickening thing is that we in this country who can continually not push for treatment that is desperately needed for countless individuals.

Child molestation, rape, or sexual exploitation of another against their will should never be accepted at anytime, so don’t get it twisted what the message I am trying to convey, but we have people who would come to their final judgement of what should be done with Mr. Cumberbatch, without these same folk trying to draw to a conclusion of on just how we as a community can help.

I will say that we really have to deal with the wider picture, and deal with the fact that Bermuda has failed to provide the necessary facilities and help agencies in many capacities of the ill’s of our society, all we want to do is lock people up or send them to Mawi, well Mawi is not equipped to deal with many of the issues we are faced with, and have been faced with for sometime, and neither is the prisons outfitted with the facilities or the professional personnel that is needed to help these kind’s of people..

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 01:43:09 +0000

If you turn them in the system will make them worse and stronger then release them back into the public like a dog on heat

By: Dready

Dready — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:38:08 +0000

Perhaps He has to cut stone for a friends and family member.

By: Stay Locked Up

Stay Locked Up — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:01:34 +0000

They can’t be fixed.

By: Stay Locked Up

Stay Locked Up — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:00:44 +0000

How about we keep all sex offenders locked up for life? How does this help? There are children who walk the streets alone, who catch the bus home and to school, alone. How will this protect them? We seriously have to do better. In other countries sex offenders get 140 year sentences…or death.

PLP please fix this as pedophiles CANNOT be rehabilitated.

By: Pastor Syl

Pastor Syl — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:28:33 +0000

People who molest, will molest whether or not their genitals are intact. There are other means of molestation and other weapons that can be used: fingers, hands, fists, other objects. The public needs to understand that sexual abuse is most often a crime of violence using sex as the means, the point being that someone weaker and smaller can be controlled, manipulated,forced, and/or coerced, humiliated and frightened into doing something they do not wish or desire to do.

By: Coffee

Coffee — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:23:35 +0000

Pitch a small tent and keep him in a deep quarry cutting slate day and night

By: Ok

Ok — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:43:07 +0000

This is good…expose these weirdos.

By: inkblot101

inkblot101 — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:29:51 +0000

Seriously. If they think he’s a danger he needs to stay inside.

By: Positive Pessimist

Positive Pessimist — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:20:43 +0000

I do not support gangs or gang activity as a general rule, but it’s said that when a certain high profile pedophile murderer was released after 25 years, he was warned by gang members that they would be keeping an eye on him and if he even so much as glanced at any of their daughters, he would disappear for good. No matter what we think of gang members, they are fathers too and I believe their threats against this man is the only reason he hasn’t committed another heinous act.

By: Positive Pessimist

Positive Pessimist — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:16:08 +0000

Cedar, are you for real? The public has always called for this and politics plays no part in it. When it comes to our children, people don’t play and appreciate the information no matter if it comes from PLP, OBA or ABC. That said, I agree about the treatment part but the scary part is that pedophiles cannot be truly rehabilitated. If I had my way, this man would never be released but if we must, at the very least he should wear a monitoring device for life. That may sound harsh but that is how long he will be a risk.

By: Really?!

Really?! — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:12:31 +0000

This is seriously sick! How can you allow a release while clearly stating he is a dangerous to the community!? Another child needs to suffer, for him to go back to prison ? Shame on you!

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:02:24 +0000

I think your accusations of politics were misdirected to me and not the OP.

And you’re incorrect about the info on the release of the ‘certain police officer’ .

By: Zevon

Zevon — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:33:47 +0000

Your AG thinks it’s all fine that he is out. Even though she admits he presents a serious risk.

By: TURTLE

TURTLE — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:21:34 +0000

DOES HE GET CASTRATE BEFORE LEAVE PRISON??? CAUSE OTHERWISE WHY THEY LET HIM OUT IF HE IS A DANGEROUS THREAT TO OUR KIDS????

By: Archie

Archie — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:14:39 +0000

If he still presents a significant risk to the public, why is he being released? Is this what the parole board recommended? If so, I think they should release their reasons. As to the naming …. sets it up for vigilantes nicely

By: Strictly politics

Strictly politics — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:52:26 +0000

Stop with the politics! This man is dangerous and our children need to be protected.

Just to be clear – a certain police officer was released and there was no notification to the public.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:34:42 +0000

*If the OBA had released this information there would have been issues starting tonight.*

What sort of issues were you thinking of ?

I believe that when that certain policeman was released the OBA were in and the public was notified as well and there wasn’t any ‘issues’ as such .
Except he did leave the island .

By: Cedar Stump

Cedar Stump — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:22:20 +0000

If the OBA had released this information there would have been issues starting tonight. That said I think this individual should NOT be released into the public domain. Yes he has served his time BUT has he received treatment ? I think he should be released to a secure facility in MAWI for treatment until a phycologist certifies he is no longer a risk to our children or general public. If a father, uncle or anyone else takes revenge on this sick man, who will be responsible and who will be held accountable ?

By: Politricks

Politricks — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:57:31 +0000

IMO a person who commits the crime that he has should never have the opportunity to receive an early release.