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13/12/01
- Top shrink decided: He's NOT a paedophile
By MARTIN WALLACE
The Sun
A TOP psychiatrist made an amazing blunder by deciding
that Roy Whiting was NOT a paedophile. Dr Anthony Farrington
examined Whiting five years before he kidnapped Sarah
Payne.
He was awaiting sentence after trying to force THREE young
girls into his car and sexually abusing one of them a
girl of nine. Dr Farrington concluded in an official report
given to the trial judge 'His sexual orientation is basically
heterosexual and directed towards adult women. He is not
a paedophile.
He has no treatable mental disorder and I do not have
any recommendation for the court.' Whiting tried to snatch
the girls near a park in his home town of Crawley. He
bundled his victim into his red Sierra and drove to a
wood.
He threatened her with a knife and forced her to strip.
Then Whiting carried out a vile assault and dumped her
at the roadside. Dr Farrington examined him while he was
on remand in prison. The psychiatrist was not entirely
fooled and warned that Whiting would probably strike again.
But having read his report Judge John Gower sentenced
Whiting to a mere four years at Lewes Crown Court on June
23 1995. He served only two years and eight months. Dr
Farrington is now semi-retired and works three days a
week for the Health Service Ombudsman in London.
When he interviewed Whiting he was a visiting consultant
psychiatrist at Lewes. In his study, he wrote of Whiting:
"He denies any sexual attraction to children of either
sex." Whiting told him he had his first sexual experience
at 16.
He said that apart from his failed marriage he had brief
relationships with three other women. But he refused to
discuss the crime. Dr Farrington said in his report: "I
conclude that Whiting does not have any formal mental
disorder.
His offending behaviour shows an impulsive act, but backed
up by advance preparation. "He had a knife with which
he threatened his victim and produced rope with which
he threatened to tie her up." The report went on:
"He has a low sexual drive and feels sex is not a
high priority in his life. He denies any sexual attraction
to children of either sex."
Dr Farrington said it was difficult to predict if Whiting
would attack again but concluded: "He is a relatively
high risk of re-offending." A warning that Whiting
posed a future danger was also given to the judge by probation
officer Colin Fordham.
He wrote: "Whiting realises he must be at risk of
further offending." Answering criticism of his verdict
on Whiting; Dr Farrington said at his home in Sheffield:
"To make a diagnosis of someone being a paedophile
you have to show they have had an interest in children
for six months.
That is why I said he was not a paedophile. "You
don't see a lot of people like Whiting. He is, fortunately,
a rarity." |
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