LONDON: The former flatmate of late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile was to appear in court yesterday having been charged with a series of sexual offences against young girls.
Ray Teret, 72, Savile’s former flatmate and chauffeur, was charged Friday with 32 offences involving 15 different victims who accuse him of sexual abuse between 1962 and 1996. Police have stressed that the accusations are not linked to the national inquiry into historic allegations of abuse by Savile, which were sparked by posthumous revelations.
Detectives in that separate operation believe Savile was one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders. Among the charges Teret faces are 15 counts of rape of a female under 16; one count of rape; one count of attempted rape of a female under 16; six counts of indecent assault of a female under 16; three counts of indecent assault of a female under 14; and one count of gross indecency with a child under 13.
Net giants opposed
to Brazil databases
BRASïLIA: Web giant Google and other Internet companies say they oppose creating Brazil-based databases of local customer information, proposed by a Brazilian government determined to crack down on espionage.
Google says in principle it supports proposed legislation enshrining an Internet civil rights framework, dubbed Marco Civil de Internet in Brazil, the company said.
But a proposed amendment to ensure that all Brazil-based clients have their data stored on Brazil-based servers is proving controversial. “Google has long supported Marco Civil as an important piece of legislation that will protect freedom of expression and the ability of the Internet to generate economic growth,” a Google statement read.
Marine Corps blamed for poor V-22 records
WASHINGTON: Errors in the maintenance paperwork used to track readiness of the US Marine Corps V-22 aircraft were so numerous between 2008 and 2011 they could have led officers to deploy squadrons that were unprepared for their missions, investigators reported on Friday. The Defence Department inspector general said an audit of maintenance records for six squadrons of the vertical lift V-22 Osprey between October 1, 2008, and September 30, 2011, found that maintenance workers improperly completed work orders 112 of 907 times and improperly recorded status data 167 of 200 times. Agencies
