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[PaulP]

Bob's foundation gave a character reference that helped keep Joffa out of prison.

The way this post is written could be suggestive of something that I'm not sure is quite right. The character references were written well in advance of these issues coming to light, when we all thought Corfe was a good bloke, because folks like us and Bob Macguire had no reason to think otherwise. One could read this post as implying that Macguire wrote his reference with the specific intention of getting a sex offender off the hook. The bigger issue is whether such references should be used at all.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/c.../102070088

"The revelation that old references were provided to court without knowledge has sparked outrage and calls for prosecutors to appeal the sentence."