Mick Clifford: Strange silence on failure to protect a vulnerable group

Mick Clifford: Strange silence on failure to protect a vulnerable group

Anthony Flynn became a significant figure in advocating for rough sleepers since he set up Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH) in 2013. However, a number of allegations of sexual assault or similar behaviour have been made against him. 

Imagine for a minute the following scenario. A college lecturer is arrested after a young female student, obviously distressed, complains that he sexually assaulted her. 

The lecturer is interviewed, his home raided under warrant, personal items taken away. A similar complaint is made less than two weeks later by another female student. The lecturer is arrested again, interviewed, his home raided again, more personal items taken away.

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