Australia Australia - William Tyrrell, 3, Kendall, NSW, 12 Sept 2014 - #20

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So Bickford was spotted driving a grey sedan around the time of Williams disappearance.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30913649/paedophiles-who-are-persons-of-interest-met-the-day-william-tyrrell-disappeared/

Then he goes and denies that..... and states he was driving a white commodore around the time William went missing. He then goes further mentioning his son owned a grey Holden Astra sedan at the time...but that his son was in Brisbane at the time William went missing. That car has since been scrapped.

It seems this extra information Bickford gives about his sons car shouldn't be necessary..so why bring it up at all??.....maybe he is starting to forget himself and is getting a little nervous..... slipping up??

I do find it a strange coincidence that Police were allegedly led to believe that Mr Jones car had been disposed of - until it was revealed it was actually at a neighbours house......now we have Bickford mentioning his son owning a grey sedan....that has been scrapped... odd.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/wife-horrified-at-probe-into-estranged-husband-over-william-tyrrell-disappearance-20151002-gk03hc.html

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/william-tyrrell-paedophile-paul-bickford-denies-being-involved-in-abducting-toddler/news-story/f529bb861df943535bd22318a662628a

Just paraphrasing a bit of the "Daily's" article for those that can't access it.
Bickford said he went out that day somewhere. My friends would have verified that to police. I can't remember exactly where, it was the westport club - I think.
Bickford claims that the police had told him and his wife that he was no longer a POI - this hasn't been confirmed by police though.
He said at the time of Williams disappearance he was driving a white commodore and that his son owned a grey Holden Astra sedan (grey or silver sedan was seen parked in Benaroon Dr, the day William went missing) . Tony Bickford claims his son was in Brisbane with his (sons) car at the time William went missing. That car has since been scrapped.
 
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PB will bring him self down. He seems stupid.
 
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PB will bring him self down. He seems stupid.

Totally agree.....they should keep trying to interview him and pin him down on details .....I see him as someone that will keep digging his own hole - the more he talks.
 
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Yes, I never liked that creepy super-cheap-must-sell-fast house with its creepy 'for sale' pics and the teddy bear on the back of the couch. I don't like its proximity to where William went missing, I don't like that those cars were seen parked on the road in front of it, I don't like that it looked like someone was squatting there ..... or maybe hanging out there for whatever reason.

Oh yeah, the creepy house pics, I'd forgotten all about those. Do you still have a link?

Could "they" have had access to that house at all?
 
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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...r/news-story/f529bb861df943535bd22318a662628a

PB regrets pleading guilty and planned to appeal.

How do you appeal when you pleaded guilty??


You don't, unless someone made a legal error. Lawyers are generally very careful not to do that in 'convenience plea' cases. But you may say you are going to appeal, because that seems to be what many guilty people seem to say. As if that will reverse their guilt.


A lawyer published this, via the Aboriginal Law Society, about the convenience plea ... bit lengthy, but it explains the convenience plea from one lawyer's standpoint.

10. Be across the law and ethical rules that apply to convenience pleas. Convenience pleas should in principle be avoided wherever possible but it is a reality of ALS practice that a significant number of your clients’ pleas of guilty are on a convenience basis.

Let’s be honest - almost always, our clients are not actually agreeing to plead guilty to something they didn’t do – they are refusing to admit guilt to something they did do but for various reasons (denial, embarrassment etc.) won't to their legal representatives or the world at large, and we as lawyers accommodate this charade by taking the plea on a “convenience” basis.

This is a tricky area, and it is essential that you understand the ins and outs of it—what consequences it has for your clients, the need for clear signed instructions, the efficacy of a full pre‐sentence report where a client is not admitting guilt, what submissions you can and can’t make in such circumstances, what evidence you can and can’t call etc.

See Peter Hidden’s paper “Some Ethical Problems for the Criminal Advocate” and ensure you know Wong v DPP (2005) 155 A Crim R 37 and Meissner v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 132 ‐ both well summarised by Johnson J in R v Wilkinson (No. 4) [2009] NSWSC 323 (21 April 2009).

http://www.alsnswact.org.au/media/B...V8xNV80NV8yOTVfZmlsZQY6BkVU/21_15_45_295_file
 
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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...d22318a662628a

I made a plea of convenience and I regret that I pleaded guilty to molesting the little girl.

Convenience ....... ????
He regrets.... :maddening:

BBM
The man across the road from me went to jail for two years for molesting a child. He and his wife say that it was a malicious accusation that didnt happen. I dont know what is true. But he said he pled guilty to the charges because he was told by his solicitor that if he was found guilty by the court he would most likely be sentenced to 10 years +. Maybe this is what PB is getting at.
 
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BBM
The man across the road from me went to jail for two years for molesting a child. He and his wife say that it was a malicious accusation that didnt happen. I dont know what is true. But he said he pled guilty to the charges because he was told by his solicitor that if he was found guilty by the court he would most likely be sentenced to 10 years +. Maybe this is what PB is getting at.


A pedo getting 10 years? That would be an unusually long sentence for a first time offender ... historically. imo
 
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It's a disturbing thought what the reason for the disposal of PB's sons car was.
 
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BBM
The man across the road from me went to jail for two years for molesting a child. He and his wife say that it was a malicious accusation that didnt happen. I dont know what is true. But he said he pled guilty to the charges because he was told by his solicitor that if he was found guilty by the court he would most likely be sentenced to 10 years +. Maybe this is what PB is getting at.

Yeah, OK I get the pleading guilty so as to only get a 16 month suspended sentence and avoid prison time.
But I guess there would have to be solid evidence for your lawyer to suggest a guilty plea is the way to go.

But to then go and breach the conditions of that convenience plea ...... seems rather bizzare and foolish.
imo
 
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Yeah, OK I get the pleading guilty so as to only get a 16 month suspended sentence and avoid prison time.
But I guess there would have to be solid evidence for your lawyer to suggest a guilty plea is the way to go.

But to then go and breach the conditions of that convenience plea ...... seems rather bizzare and foolish.
imo
BBM
I can't imagine that a person innocent of such an abhorrent crime as child sexual abuse would plead guilty. Like you say the evidence must have been there for him to think he would be taking a risk letting it go to court.
 
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When PB was interviewed by reporter Dan Nolan outside Port Macquarie Local Courthouse on 20 January 2016 (he appeared in court that day over 'breach of reporting conditions' re the previous child aggravated indecent assault conviction) - the story airing on ACA on 9 February 2016 (http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/9083338/tyrrell-men), he claimed on the day of poor little William’s disappearance (12/9/14), he “was right here in Port Macquarie with friends having lunch…I was at my wife’s house”. Seems to suggest that maybe they were not together by then? (and that was prior to his arrest). See about the 10:20 minute to 10:30 minute mark in the ACA video.

Now he says he and his wife entertained friends for lunch but he struggled to recall the location. “We went out to somewhere. I can’t remember exactly. Surely they (the friends) would have verified that (to police),” he said yesterday. “I’m pretty sure we went to a club, I think it was Westport (Club), I think.”

So, his story has changed. Also, William disappeared just after 10.30am that morning. What club serves lunch at 10.30am? Also, the FM alleges a green or grey sedan drove past the Benaroon Drive house about 9am while William and his sister were riding bikes in the driveway. Det Insp Jubelin said “the car drove into the quiet cul-de-sac, did a u-turn in the neighbour's driveway and drove out of the street” (Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/william-t...appearance-20150907-gjgpr1.html#ixzz41EmZuTtO). Who knows if that was him and if he’s involved, but was he at his wife’s house or at the club in Port Macquarie for lunch at 9am that day too?
 
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When PB was interviewed by reporter Dan Nolan outside Port Macquarie Local Courthouse on 20 January 2016 (he appeared in court that day over 'breach of reporting conditions' re the previous child aggravated indecent assault conviction) - the story airing on ACA on 9 February 2016 (http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/9083338/tyrrell-men), he claimed on the day of poor little William’s disappearance (12/9/14), he “was right here in Port Macquarie with friends having lunch…I was at my wife’s house”. Seems to suggest that they were not together by then (and that was prior to his arrest).
Now he says he and his wife entertained friends for lunch but he struggled to recall the location. “We went out to somewhere. I can’t remember exactly. Surely they (the friends) would have verified that (to police),” he said yesterday. “I’m pretty sure we went to a club, I think it was Westport (Club), I think.”

So, his story has changed. Also, William disappeared just after 10.30am that morning. What club serves lunch at 10.30am? Also, the FF alleges a green or grey sedan drove past the Benaroon Drive house about 9am while William and his sister were riding bikes in the driveway. Det Insp Jubelin said “the car drove into the quiet cul-de-sac, did a u-turn in the neighbour's driveway and drove out of the street” (Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/william-t...appearance-20150907-gjgpr1.html#ixzz41EmZuTtO). Who knows if that was him and if he’s involved, but was he at his wife’s house or at the club in Port Macquarie for lunch at 9am that day too?
He is definitely digging himself into a hole and publicly! Maybe this is why the newest information was released. Seems every time he speaks to media he says some thing different. Next thing he will probably say he was at the Buzz Cafe having coffee!

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He is definitely digging himself into a hole and publicly! Maybe this is why the newest information was released. Seems every time he speaks to media he says some thing different. Next thing he will probably say he was at the Buzz Cafe having coffee!

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Well you have to sign into clubs, don't you? I guess LE will be able to tell him if he were there or not, never mind the friends he was entertaining.
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Well you have to sign into clubs, don't you? I guess LE will be able to tell him if he were there or not, never mind the friends he was entertaining.
imo
Very true! Plus there should be some sort of record of the transaction.
He keeps telling varied stories about lunch.
What we need to know is what was he doing at breakfast time?

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