Oxford University and Cherwell Valley College reveal further complaints have been received in recent weeks after UK Column exposed shocking sexual, racist and physical abuse of students at OCVC You can. Rather than prompting a major investigation into child abuse by Oxfordshire Child Protection Board, recent complaints are being referred back to the very system that failed to take appropriate action in the first place. Is this to protect the past mistakes of those involved?
Other new victims who have come forward have also been accused of a series of complaints, including foul and offensive language, threats and actual physical violence, especially intimidation to stop complaints, and extremely aggressive behavior by faculty members who were under the influence of alcohol. Reporting abusive behavior. Regularly. A particularly serious allegation has been made against OCVC tutor and program manager John Guyver.
Although it is clear to the British Column from available documents and student eyewitness accounts that these recent allegations fit into a broader pattern of abuse over the years, as reported by other students. , no appropriate action was taken by the students. Person responsible for child protection.
Victims of abuse have described a culture of cover-up and intimidation at the university, which has consistently been allowed to conduct its own internal investigations using some of the individuals involved in the abuse itself. Perhaps more shocking than the OCVC's actions is the failure of both officers and members of Oxfordshire County Council to grasp the evidence of previous abuse.
Key figures in child protection, including Oxfordshire County Council's child and young person protection officer Barry Armstrong, saw the original OCVC internal report into abuse commissioned by FE Associates and prepared by Ray Tregear. It seems like it never happened. This confusing situation is further obscured by the fact that Oxfordshire Child Protection Board asked OCVC to bring in external experts, but FE Associates was not independent of the university. What is surprising and concerning is that Tregear's report was never shown to the victim.
In a February 2, 2012 email from Barry Armstrong defending OCVC's actions, Armstrong stated: The University consulted on a case-by-case basis and, where appropriate, invited representatives from both Thames Valley Police and the County Council to investigate. The county council maintains its own records of these events, with contemporaneous records and emails also being provided which serve as very clear evidence of the university's own internal procedures. ”
Armstrong made no mention of a detailed, substantive, and independent report on the child abuse allegations, citing “congressional records, contemporaneous records, and emails,” and the Tregear report. It also does not provide any written conclusions or recommendations from the book. Why not?
Sources close to the council now say child protection chiefs have been falsely reassured that appropriate action was being taken by the OCVC, when no appropriate action was taken, and that they were being “deceived”. ”. Nor were all abuse allegations investigated.
Despite their initial involvement, Thames Valley Police did not properly investigate the allegations and seized computers and mobile phones used to show pornography, child pornography, and graphic violence photos and videos to students. It is clear that it was not confiscated. Some of them were recently taken from Afghanistan. war. It is understood that one of the former OCVC staff members, who previously served in the military and has been accused by students of both physical and sexual abuse, works for Thames Valley Police as a special constable. are.
Oxford Council recently interviewed a new female abuse witness, but the interview was defensive, contrary to its rules for dealing with victims and whistleblowers, and did not give proper consideration to her case. It seems that there was a lack of understanding. Council staff seemed more interested in the means by which details of the abuse would surface than in tackling it. Minutes of the meeting were not produced for two weeks, and no substantive action was taken thereafter.
Documents seen by UK Column show that minutes of previous meetings held to discuss the OCVC abuse allegations are scant or non-existent, and that OCVC, Oxford Council, has stated that “there is no evidence and no crime has been committed.'' and protective panels that have been shown to have supported the formation of negative gears.
After one meeting where abuse was discussed, fragmented minutes stated that “the details contained in the inquiry do not include any new allegations that have not yet been investigated or had any action taken by the OCVC.'' It is recorded that the This record was completely false as new detailed allegations and evidence reported to Oxford County Council at the time were simply ignored.
The minutes read: “Confirmation has been received that TVP (Thames Valley Police) has invited (names redacted) to meet with them but (they) have not accepted the offer…NFA (no further action). )…The incident is closed.''
This entry is also false as the victim states that he has never received such an invitation from Thames Valley Police. A police force with private employees connected to OCVC Commissioner Sally Dicketts.
In an email to UK Column dated February 2, 2012, Oxfordshire County Council Leader Keith Mitchell CBE, who was most recently OCVC Governor, dismissed UK Column as a “rag” and said: said. To the Principal of Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, I have great respect for this college and its pastoral care is generally of a high quality. I'll leave it to her to explain to me as she sees fit. ”
Returning the issue to the murky waters of OCVC, it is clear that Mr. Mitchell has not made any personal decisions to protect existing abuse victims or to protect future potential victims from abuse from OCVC staff still in place. It is unclear from his emails whether he acted professionally or professionally.
Meanwhile, victims of abuse continue to suffer trauma from their own experiences and from the collaborative incompetence and obfuscation of the OCVC, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire Children's Safeguarding Board, ensuring that they do not get justice. They perceive it to be frustrating their attempts to stop the abuse. The Conservation Commission has so far refused to release minutes of recent meetings or other information that may have involved OCVC abuse. Concerned whistleblowers from the organizations involved have indicated that more evidence of both abuse and cover-ups is expected to come to light.
