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Fury as paedophile pensioner is given Viagra on the NHS - despite string of attacks on children
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 7:06 PM on 19th August 2009

Freebie: GPs can prescribe Viagra to patients suffering from conditions which may affect sexual dysfunction - including diabetes
Child safety campaigners have reacted with horror after it emerged that a convicted paedophile pensioner is still being prescribed Viagra on the NHS.
Serial paedophile Roger Martin, 71, is still receiving the libido-enhancing drug despite a long history of abuse resulting in his latest sex attack on an 11-year-old girl.
The sickening revelation came to light as Martin was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court for the attack in December 2008.
Widower Martin, who has a history of sex offending dating back more than 30 years, was ‘reluctantly’ spared jail because of his age and ill-health.
But Judge Nicholas Coleman highlighted Martin's continuing use of the drug as a matter of public interest and revealed there is nothing the authorities can do to stop him.
Probation officers cannot force the paedophile to stop taking Viagra if his doctor, who is reliant on the patient volunteering information about his past, continues to prescribe it.
MPs joined child safety campaigners in condemning the move and called for action to be taken to close off the dangerous practice.
Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson, Conservative shadow minister for communities and local government, was horrified to learn Martin was still allowed to take Viagra.
He said: ‘This is a bizarre and outrageous example of where common sense gets thrown out of the window in preference to so-called human rights and political correctness.
‘Someone needs to get a grip here, exercise leadership and start thinking about what's in the public interest instead of ticking boxes like a robot.
‘Young people's safety is at stake here.’


Martin, of Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, was ordered to attend a three-year sex offenders' treatment programme and banned from having contact with children indefinitely after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault.
He admitted touching his 11-year-old victim inappropriately after she visited his sheltered accomodation home on December 27 to do some cleaning in exchange for pocket money.
Martin's history of sexual offences dates back to 1978 when he was convicted for having unlawful sex with a 15-year-old babysitter.
But a pre-sentence report suggested Martin, who suffers from numerous illnesses including diabetes, posed only a ‘relatively modest’ risk of re-offending.
His barrister argued he ‘wouldn't be able to cope’ with a spell behind bars and pleaded he receive treatment in the community rather than jail.

Outrage: One critic said it was 'sickening' that taxpayers' money was being spent on Viagra for a convicted child abuser
Judge Coleman said it was with ‘great hesitation’ that he spared Martin prison.
He said: ‘You appear to persist in applying for the sexually stimulating drug Viagra and you continue to be prescribed it.’
Claude Knights, director of children's charity Kidscape, said she was ‘astounded’ by the situation.
She said: ‘I am shocked that someone has been given a chemical aid to sexual activity when they are misdirecting their urges. It gives them a chance to abuse more children.
‘It does seem very surprising that someone with that kind of tendency is given medication that enhances rather than dampens it.
‘One thing we are always concerned about is how information is decompartmentalised in relation to sex offenders.
‘This is being funded by the taxpayer, we all contribute to the NHS. He is an active offender. Anything that is helping his urges should not be prescribed.
‘This is an example of no joined-up thinking going on.’
It emerged that the probation service cannot stop Martin from taking the drug, while doctors cannot take criminal convictions into account while prescribing it.
The Cambridgeshire Probation Service, which will oversee Martin, says it is powerless to interfere with the administration of prescription drugs.
Spokesman John McAngus said: ‘We could not and would not restrict the use of prescription medication, be it Viagra or anything else.
‘What we do is our utmost to help sex offenders address their offending behaviour.’
Department of Health guidelines advise GPs they can prescribe Viagra to patients suffering from a number of conditions which may affect male sexual dysfunction - including diabetes.
A spokeswoman said: ‘Patients are not required when registering with a GP to declare any criminal convictions.’
Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said he was ‘disgusted’ to learn a convicted child abuser was being given free sexually enhancing drugs.
He said: ‘It is absolutely sickening that taxpayers' money is being spent on Viagra for this evil monster.
‘The focus of the authorities should be on stopping him ever abusing anyone again, not on providing free medication that could make his offending worse.
‘Taxpayers will be appalled that their hard-earned money is being spent in a way that could well be putting more children in danger.’

Read more: Paedophile who attacked 11-year-old girl gets Viagra on the NHS - despite previous convictions | Mail Online

This might make SK have a positive view of socialized medecine now !!

Judge bans paedophile who abused girl, 11, from taking Viagra on NHS
A judge has banned a convicted paedophile, Roger Martin, from taking Viagra after it emerged he was being prescribed the libido-enhancing drug on the NHS.

By Andrew Hough
Published: 10:11AM BST 24 Aug 2009

A judge has banned onvicted paedophile, Roger Martin, from taking Viagra after it emerged he was being prescribed the libido-enhancing drug on the NHS Photo: EPA
It was disclosed in court that the 71, is still receiving the drug, which treats impotence, despite a 30-year history of committing child sex offences.
Despite a judge saying there was nothing authorities could do to stop him - in a situation described by MPs and child safety campaigners as ''bizarre'', ''outrageous'' and ''astounding'' - he has since banned Martin from taking the drug on the NHS.


Probation officers cannot interfere with medical decisions and GPs are reliant on their patients volunteering details of any criminal history.
Martin, who has a history of sexual offences involving children dating back to 1978, admitted molesting an 11-year-old girl in December 2008.
He was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court for the attack in December 2008, but judge Nicholas Coleman ''reluctantly'' let him off jail because of his age and ill-health.
Judge Coleman however, highlighted Martin's continuing use of Viagra as a matter of public interest and said there is nothing the authorities can do to stop him.
But last week Martin, from Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, was brought back before the court where Judge Coleman issued a ban to prevent him taking the drug for sexual stimulation.
The stipulation was added as a new clause to his existing sexual offences prevention order, which also bars him from contact with youngsters for life.
The judge said the decision was prompted by public ''disquiet'' over Martin's use of Viagra.
Earlier, a pre-sentence report suggested Martin, who suffers from numerous illnesses including diabetes, posed only a ''relatively modest'' risk of re-offending.
His barrister argued he ''wouldn't be able to cope'' with a spell behind bars and pleaded he receive treatment in the community rather than jail.
Judge Coleman said it was with ''great hesitation'' that he spared Martin prison.
He said: ''You appear to persist in applying for the sexually stimulating drug Viagra and you continue to be prescribed it.''
Claude Knights, director of children's charity Kidscape, welcomed the move to ban Martin from taking the drug.
''I'm very pleased and very grateful that our concerns appear to have been taken on board," she said.
''It is a real victory for common sense and not only will society now be better protected from this man, but he will now stand a better chance of being rehabilitated and staying on the straight and narrow.''
Under the terms of the new order, Martin is prohibited from possessing any drugs ''for the purpose of sexual stimulation'', with Viagra given as a specific example.
If he is prescribed such a drug by his GP to treat any other condition, he must notify the police.
Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson said Martin's case highlighted a potential loophole in the legal system and urged the Government to take action against it happening again.
''This case demonstrates that the Lord Chancellor needs to urgently review the issue of sex offenders and prescription drugs, in collaboration with the NHS and the probation service," he said.
''It is clear that the judge has been put in a difficult position and that we need to clarify the guidelines so that the priority focus is on public protection rather than the rights of a persistent sex offender.''
Pete Saunders, chief executive of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC), said he was ''staggered'' Martin had ever been prescribed Viagra in the first place.
''I am pleased to hear the situation has been rectified but it is alarming it ever came about," he said.
''It could be happening elsewhere in the country and we would urge the authorities to look at it as a matter of urgency.
''It is something the legal system and the British Medical Association need to get together and talk about."
He added: ''Viagra is something that enhances sexual drive and is the last thing in the world we would want to be giving someone who has sexually abused children, especially on the NHS.''view-source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...n-NHS.html:UK:

Goddamn mess, that lot. Loons.