The bad news is that vile pervert Paul Stainsby managed to convince the Courts that, aged just 75, he has sufficient cognitive impairment not to have to enter a plea. The good news is that the jury heard all the evidence at Warwick Crown Court and has found that it believed that he did commit all of the ten sex acts on boys with which he was charged. The Judge will rule tomorrow. On that basis I can now say more.
The wife of one victim who decided not to give evidence so sparing Stainsby from yet more charges was in Court and says
“The testimonies I heard had a clear pattern of behaviour. The same canoe trip approach cited repeatedly and specific details repeated multiple times. Witnesses were compelling. I believe jury will agree.
Stainsby’s barrister is same one who defended him in Essex. He was doing his job as best he could but not much he could do given same situation was described over and over and witnesses were specific re details.
Your statement was read out which the Judge allowed after discussion.”
My statement was about the culture at Warwick but also about the behavior of Stainsby when teaching CDT, rubbing his backside on an anvil and expressing pleasure in front of teenage boys.
The wife of the victim continues:
“Members of Warwick Foundation were in attendance and were really supportive. Headmaster has been in attendance on some days and plans to attend again.
I understand you want the Foundation to apologise and I sincerely hope that they will. We have already had verbal apologies from Ruth Weekes and the current Headmaster. But one of the many tragedies of what happened is there will never be any real accountability from the adults who at the time should have behaved better. That is painful to accept. Stainsby won’t repent or apologise for the devastation he caused . The multiple teachers in the 70/80s who ignored things won’t either.
The people leading Warwick Foundation now have actually shown more compassion which is hard to comprehend. Individuals and families have been destroyed by Stainsby and that cannot be undone but at least the details are in the open now after so many decades.”
Ends
My hope is that Warwick issues a full apology to the known victims but also to those who have not come forward. Stainsby used the canoe club and the sailing club and trips by both as a route to abuse. Over many years at the school the idea that he had only 7 victims is just not plausible.
This website has shown that Stainsby was not the only sexual predator at Warwick. The Foundation must now really open up to all to admit there was a widespread problem, to encourage other victims to come forward so others, notably Charles Watmough, may also face prosecution. And it needs a formal, lawyer led, enquiry into the years of cover ups and protection of teachers who physically or sexually abused young boys.
The wife of one victim who decided not to give evidence so sparing Stainsby from yet more charges was in Court and says
“The testimonies I heard had a clear pattern of behaviour. The same canoe trip approach cited repeatedly and specific details repeated multiple times. Witnesses were compelling. I believe jury will agree.
Stainsby’s barrister is same one who defended him in Essex. He was doing his job as best he could but not much he could do given same situation was described over and over and witnesses were specific re details.
Your statement was read out which the Judge allowed after discussion.”
My statement was about the culture at Warwick but also about the behavior of Stainsby when teaching CDT, rubbing his backside on an anvil and expressing pleasure in front of teenage boys.
The wife of the victim continues:
“Members of Warwick Foundation were in attendance and were really supportive. Headmaster has been in attendance on some days and plans to attend again.
I understand you want the Foundation to apologise and I sincerely hope that they will. We have already had verbal apologies from Ruth Weekes and the current Headmaster. But one of the many tragedies of what happened is there will never be any real accountability from the adults who at the time should have behaved better. That is painful to accept. Stainsby won’t repent or apologise for the devastation he caused . The multiple teachers in the 70/80s who ignored things won’t either.
The people leading Warwick Foundation now have actually shown more compassion which is hard to comprehend. Individuals and families have been destroyed by Stainsby and that cannot be undone but at least the details are in the open now after so many decades.”
Ends
My hope is that Warwick issues a full apology to the known victims but also to those who have not come forward. Stainsby used the canoe club and the sailing club and trips by both as a route to abuse. Over many years at the school the idea that he had only 7 victims is just not plausible.
He was not the only teacher on those trips, surely others knew and yet those other men, notably Steve Woodward the head of the boarding house who co-organised the sailing club, allowed Stainsby to move into the Headmasters house linked to the boarding house.
This website has shown that Stainsby was not the only sexual predator at Warwick. The Foundation must now really open up to all to admit there was a widespread problem, to encourage other victims to come forward so others, notably Charles Watmough, may also face prosecution. And it needs a formal, lawyer led, enquiry into the years of cover ups and protection of teachers who physically or sexually abused young boys.
After 15 years of campaigning about the horrors Warwick inflicted on young boys this is another win. But it is not the end. The school must now surely come clean and reach out as I suggest.