In December 1963, at the end of the “Profumo scandal” Christine Keeler was sent to prison for 9 months.
In a case that, on the face of it, had nothing to do with either Stephen Ward or John Profumo, a young girl was vilified and punished.
It was wrong that the victim of a violent attack went to prison.
‘Christine was a victim of violence and sexual abuse who was sent to prison for lying about who was present when she was assaulted. Take a moment to think about that - she told the truth about being violently attacked, agreed to keep two men out of the publicity, and was the only one imprisoned from the events known as the ‘Profumo Affair'
Lucky Gordon had a criminal history that included attempted murder of a young woman.
Gordon would go on to stab another woman in the neck - in 1973.
Christine Keeler - had never been arrested, or even cautioned by the police - in her words “My name had never even been written in a policeman’s book”.
On the night of the assault, Witnesses Rudolph “Truello” Fenton and Clarence Camacchio, put Christine under pressure not to involve them. One was married, one had already been in trouble with the police, both were West Indian and afraid of the police.
Christine lied and did not tell the police they were there, she later said in court and said they were not there.
This was deemed enough to charge her with perjury.
Christine Keeler was so hated in the eyes of the public, she was advised that if she did not plead guilty, she would lose and go to prison for 5 years
She took a deal to serve less time and to have some charges dropped, charges that would have allowed Lucky Gordon to sue her for wrongful arrest, for a crime it was accepted, that he had committed.
Her denial of Fenton and Camacchio's presence was wholly immaterial to the fact that Gordon assaulted her, If she had said they were the in court, there would have been the same outcome for Gordon. It was a lie without any malice.
She was not lying about an innocent man, he had assaulted her that night.
Imagine your house is robbed, the burglar is caught, there are witness, found in possession of your stolen items, and you go to court.
In court you, the victim are asked. “Where were you at the time of the robbery” and you say “I went to the cinema”
The defence then says “We have proof that you were in fact, unbeknown to your family, at a hotel with your lover!”
Image that you end up in prison whilst the burglar goes free.
That is what happened to Christine Keeler
Then in March 2022 case notes and an application where sent on to the CCRC. Who are reviewing if Christine Keelers case should be overturned
On Monday 14 June 2021, these documents were sent to the Secretary of State for Justice.
They show that the criminal justice system let Christine down, maybe even deliberately.
We show that her reputation was deliberately destroyed by the men around her, who prove to have been liars or Machiavellian in their motives.
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