In my previous post I talked about Reace Mcdonnell the 19 year old MYP who was suspended after an "anonymous mother of a teenage boy" found explicit photographs of him on the internet.
In my previous post I did not mention what Andy Hamflett the chief executive of the UK youth parliament had said as I really did not like the way this comment was worded but while speaking to PinkNews Reace mentioned this comment so to give you the full picture here it is.
"Our Primary concern is for the safety of all the young people we work with and we are taking these allegations very seriously. The young person in question has been suspended whilst the matter is investigated."
When I first read this comment my first thought was that there primary concern is the safety of all the young people they work with, what exactly is so dangerous about him?
Reace commented in regards to the youth parliament "I suppose they thought they can't be seen to support me. They said this was a matter of 'child protection' but i'm 19. They were implying that I was somehow a danger to children."
He also said that the Plymouth Herald who had first published these rumours had contacted him, however the youth parliament had told him not to speak to them. He said "I get the feeling they were more concerned about looking after themselves than acting in my best interests. I don't think they will clear my name now because my term as deputy youth parliament member comes to an end in January."
Speaking to pink news Reace said that he believed someone was trying to damage his reputation, he also worried that these malicious rumours would damage his chances of getting into university. He said "All my positive work has been pushed down on google and this is now at the top. I'm really upset."
Apparently the youth parliament has contacted him to tell him they are treating this as a case of homophobic bullying against him.
But is it too little, too late?
Again please comment or email GYD@live.co.uk
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