Pop mogul Jonathan King has been told to shut up and stop causing distress to his victims, following comments made on his release from prison yesterday. Norman Brennan, director of the **Victims
Of Crime Trust**, has spoken out in response to King's claims of 100 % innocence. Mr Brennan said: "The jury that heard all the evidence were convinced beyond all doubt that he was guilty of all the crimes he was convicted of. As far as I'm concerned, he is a thoroughly discredited individual and my advice to him is he is lucky to get out as early as he did for such serious crimes for which many of us believe he should have received a far longer sentence in the first place. The only person who believes he is innocent is himself. My advice is:
thank your lucky stars you are out as early as you are."
Mr
Brennan went on to say that the pop impresario is a danger to young boys, that his 'perversions have caused revulsion around the country', and that "The best thing for him to do for the sake of his victims brave enough to give evidence is to just shut up."
In an interview with Five News yesterday, as well as waxing lyrical about how talented and attractive he is, King claimed that there were no victims, as he says he did not force anyone to do anything, and believed that everyone he had a relationship with was "of an age and mental maturity" to make their own decisions, despite the fact that some of them were minors. He is determined to continue pressing his innocence.
Norman
Brennan, meanwhile, says that his actions are inappropriate, saying "The courts of this land were convinced and felt the need to send him to prison. If he had grounds for appeal, he would have been granted it."