# Britain is shocked that this man turned out to be a pedophile **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754 "2012-11-12T05:02:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/21 "2012-11-12T16:54:54Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > A lot of people unfortunately think like this. That’s why most actual child molestation is usually done by someone people trust. Pedophiles, in people’s minds, look creepy in a certain way. They’re always surprised when it turns out to be that daycare worker or teacher or even best friend. Or the kid’s stepfather, or dad’s brother. I totally agree with you. Many people really do think that “nice normal people” can’t be child predators and refuse to believe it when the evidence is right in front of them. Someone can be very pleasant to adults and a child abuser nonetheless. Just look at how a lot of people reacted to the Penn State scandal over here. “But…but…Joe Paterno was really good at football coaching! How could anyone who’s that good at football coaching be an evil enabler of child rape?” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/22 "2012-11-12T16:55:24Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > You can tell if someone is a sexual predator just from pictures? Wow. You should contact the FBI right now. Maybe even James Randi. Yeah, I’m fed up with people jumping to conclusions like that. [This](http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq107/TwilightMOMSBlog/Random/230px-robert_helpmann_child_catcher.jpg)guy had exactly the same problem. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/23 "2012-11-12T18:23:40Z")
Park Dietz, to be fair, apparently was not referring to the usual run of child molester but the stranger abductor/killer personality. On the other hand Dietz has had a mixed record as a criminal profiler, so it would be of interest to know how many others in his profession agree with this characterization. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/24 "2012-11-12T21:29:00Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > You can tell if someone is a sexual predator just from pictures? Wow. You should contact the FBI right now. Maybe even James Randi. [Well, there’s this picture.](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=638&tbm=isch&tbnid=sR7Ah_YU6yJtrM:&imgrefurl=http://www.anorak.co.uk/338746/celebrities/jimmy-savile-admitted-he-was-a-peedo-picture-proof.html/&docid=r1poZgtwjs1DgM&imgurl=http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/jimmy-savile-peedo.jpg&w=650&h=433&ei=U2ihUPagLOiU2gWb0IG4AQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=516&vpy=119&dur=7484&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=173&ty=127&sig=106723523625290172115&page=3&tbnh=140&tbnw=215&start=33&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:20,i:218) ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/25 "2012-11-12T22:30:38Z")
> [@chacoguy](#): > > [Well, there’s this picture.](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&sa=X&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=638&tbm=isch&tbnid=sR7Ah_YU6yJtrM:&imgrefurl=http://www.anorak.co.uk/338746/celebrities/jimmy-savile-admitted-he-was-a-peedo-picture-proof.html/&docid=r1poZgtwjs1DgM&imgurl=http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/jimmy-savile-peedo.jpg&w=650&h=433&ei=U2ihUPagLOiU2gWb0IG4AQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=516&vpy=119&dur=7484&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=173&ty=127&sig=106723523625290172115&page=3&tbnh=140&tbnw=215&start=33&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:20,i:218) Well played! But as for the OP, I think he’s got the meaning of the phrase ‘Handsome is as handsome does’ back to front. ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/26 "2012-11-13T00:39:09Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > You can tell if someone is a sexual predator just from pictures? Wow. You should contact the FBI right now. Maybe even James Randi. Oh, lighten up. Yes, obviously sexual predators can look like anyone. I was just amused that this guy looks like a sexual predator right out of central casting, and yet he’s apparently been on TV in Britain for decades and everyone appears to be just totally shocked that he turned out to be a pervert! EDIT: And I’m not talking solely about his physical appearance. It’s that crazed, bug-eyed look. And the cigar. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/27 "2012-11-13T01:52:08Z")
Even if he wasn’t a pedophile, face it – would YOU want to see that face pop out of your closet in the middle of the night? Didn’t he once defend Gary Glitter having child porn on his computer, saying it was no big deal? ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/28 "2012-11-20T13:25:12Z")
[Apparently](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9578230/Jimmy-Savile-claimed-paedophile-Gary-Glitter-did-nothing-wrong.html), yes. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754/29 "2012-11-20T15:58:20Z")
Eric Idle was on Bill Maher and mentioned that everyone thought Jimmy Savile was a pervert. He may been totally joking, but just look at the guy. I don’t think there’s a lot of surprise about this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-is-shocked-that-this-man-turned-out-to-be-a-pedophile/640754.md?page=1)